Definition of supervene

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su·per·vene    (spr-vn) KEY  

intr.v.
su·per·vened , su·per·ven·ing , su·per·venes

1. To come or occur as something extraneous, additional, or unexpected. See Synonyms at follow.
2. To follow immediately after; ensue.
3. Philosophy To be dependent on a set of facts or properties in such a way that change can occur only after change has occurred in those facts or properties.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Latin supervenre : super-, super- + venre, to come; see g^w- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
super·venient   (-vnynt) KEY  (Adjective), super·venience   (-vnyns) KEY  (Noun), super·vention   (-vnshn) KEY  (Noun)

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