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.
OTHER WORDS FROM supervene
su·per·ven·ience [soo-per-veen-yuh ns] /ˌsu pərˈvin yəns/, su·per·ven·tion [soo-per-ven-shuh n] /ˌsu pərˈvɛn ʃən/, noun su·per·ven·ient [soo-per-veen-yuh nt] /ˌsu pərˈvin yənt/, adjectiveWords nearby supervene
supertitle,
supertitles,
supertonic,
supertruck,
superunification,
supervene,
supervenient,
supervise,
supervision,
supervision order,
supervisor
British Dictionary definitions for supervene
supervene
/ (ˌsuːpəˈviːn) /
verb (intr)
to follow closely; ensue
to occur as an unexpected or extraneous development
Derived forms of supervene
supervenience or supervention (ˌsuːpəˈvɛnʃən), nounWord Origin for supervene
C17: from Latin
supervenīre to come upon, from
super- +
venīre to come