supervene

  • 11supervene — su·per·vene .sü pər vēn vi, vened; ven·ing to follow or result as an additional, adventitious, or unlooked for development (as in the course of a disease) <the majority of patients die once this complication supervenes (Scientific Amer.… …

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  • 12supervene — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. ensue, issue, take place, occur; see happen 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To occur after in time: ensue, follow, succeed. Idiom: follow on (or upon) the heels of. See PRECEDE, TIME …

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  • 13supervene — su|per|vene [ˌsu:pəˈvi:n US pər ] v [i]formal to happen unexpectedly, especially in a way that stops or interrupts an event or situation …

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  • 14supervene — su|per|vene [ ,supər vin ] verb intransitive VERY FORMAL to happen in an unexpected way, especially in a way that brings major changes …

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  • 15supervene — su·per·vene || ‚suːpÉ™(r) vɪːn v. occur as something additional; occur after, follow, ensue …

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  • 16supervene — [ˌsu:pə vi:n] verb 1》 occur as an interruption or change to an existing situation. 2》 Philosophy (of a fact or property) be entailed by or consequent on the existence or establishment of another. Derivatives supervenient adjective supervention… …

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  • 17supervene — v. n. Occur (with reference to something that precedes), happen, take place, be added, come as an accessory, come upon …

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  • 18supervene — verb (I) formal to happen unexpectedly, especially in a way that stops or interrupts an event or situation …

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  • 19supervene — su·per·vene …

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  • 20supervene — su•per•vene [[t]ˌsu pərˈvin[/t]] v. i. vened, ven•ing 1) to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous (sometimes fol. by on or upon) 2) to ensue • Etymology: 1640–50; < L supervenīre=super super +venīre to come su per•ven′tion …

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