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subvene

American

[suhb-veen] / səbˈvin /

verb (used without object)

subvened, subvening

to arrive or occur as a support or relief.

subvene British

/ səbˈviːn /

verb

rare (intr) to happen in such a way as to be of assistance, esp in preventing something

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Etymology

Origin of subvene

1750–60; < Latin subvenīre, equivalent to sub- sub- + venīre to come

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