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.

---

supervene British  

/ ˌsuːpəˈviːn, ˌsuːpəˈvɛnʃən /

verb

1. to follow closely; ensue

2. to occur as an unexpected or extraneous development

---

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

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

In some cases the symptoms of cerebral disturbance are greater in degree, and in these coma may soon supervene upon delirium.

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

We trusted, therefore, that extremely lenient legislation would supervene, upon its very opposite.

From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old

According to Murchison, paralysis does not supervene until several weeks after the commencement of convalescence.

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

The statute-book was rent in pieces; anarchy threatened to supervene; England prepared to take possession again.

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