supervene
[ soo-per-veen ]
/ ˌsu pərˈvin /
verb (used without object), su·per·vened, su·per·ven·ing.
to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous (sometimes followed by on or upon).
to ensue.
Nearby words
supertitle, supertitles, supertonic, supertruck, superunification, supervene, supervenient, supervise, supervision, supervision order, supervisor
Related forms
su·per·ven·ience [soo-per-veen-yuh ns] /ˌsu pərˈvin yəns/, su·per·ven·tion [soo-per-ven-shuh n] /ˌsu pərˈvɛn ʃən/, nounsu·per·ven·ient [soo-per-veen-yuh nt] /ˌsu pərˈvin yənt/, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for supervenient (1 of 2)
supervenient
/ (ˌsuːpəˈviːnɪənt) /
adjective
supervening
philosophy (of a property) inseparable from the other properties of something. Two objects may be identical except that one is red and the other not, but they cannot be identical except that one is beautiful and the other not; beauty is thus a supervenient property
British Dictionary definitions for supervenient (2 of 2)
supervene
/ (ˌsuːpəˈviːn) /
verb (intr)
to follow closely; ensue
to occur as an unexpected or extraneous development
Derived Forms
supervenience or supervention (ˌsuːpəˈvɛnʃən), nounWord Origin for supervene
C17: from Latin supervenīre to come upon, from super- + venīre to come
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