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supervene (verb), supervenes; supervened; supervening
1. To follow or come about unexpectedly, usually interrupting or changing what is going on; evolve: After Stella's knee operation, problems concerning the healing process supervened, causing her to miss out on school for a number of weeks.
2. To follow immediately after something: The wedding festivities supervened Jack and Heather's marriage service.
3. From Latin supervenire, literally "to come above".
This entry is located in the following units: super-, supra-, sur- (page 11) ven-, vent-, veni-, ventu- (page 7)