supervene

American  

[soo-per-veen] / ˌsu pərˈvin /

verb (used without object)

supervened, supervening

1. to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous (sometimes followed by on orupon ).

2. to ensue.

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supervene British  

/ ˌsuːpəˈviːn, ˌsuːpəˈvɛnʃən /

verb

1. to follow closely; ensue

2. to occur as an unexpected or extraneous development

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Other Word Forms

• supervenience noun
• supervenient adjective
• supervention noun

Etymology

Origin of supervene

1640–50; < Latin supervenīre, equivalent to super- super- + venīre to come

Example Sentences

Should peritonitis supervene after the operation on account of bacillary infection, the bowels should be quickly made to act by repeated doses of Epsom salts in hot water.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various

At any period there may supervene manifestations of the an�sthetic type, which makes the so-called mixed variety, in which either form may predominate.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

And one and all--Arthur Wolfe even reluctantly consenting--admitted that stringent measures were imperative, or anarchy would surely supervene.

From My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Wingfield, Lewis

You cannot absolve psychology as if it stood independent of ethics or religion, nor can aesthetic considerations merely supervene on moral.

From Hegel's Philosophy of Mind by Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich

Usually, malignant scarlet fever exhibits its severe type from the first, but cases sometimes occur which seem mild and favorable for a few days, when severe symptoms suddenly supervene.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various