supervene

su·per·vene  (spr-vn)

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

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super·venient (-vnynt) adj.

super·venience (-vnyns) n.

super·vention (-vnshn) n.

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supervene

Verb

[-vening, -vened] to happen as an unexpected development [Latin supervenire to come upon]

supervention n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

supervene - take place as an additional or unexpected development hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"