supervene: Meaning and Definition of

su•per•vene

Pronunciation: (s"pur-vēn'), [key]
— -vened, -ven•ing.
  1. to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous (sometimes fol. by on or upon).
  2. to ensue.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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