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- Latin · derived fromsupervenīre“come over or upon, overtake”
- English todaysupervene
From Latin supervenīre (“come over or upon, overtake”), from super (“above”) + veniō (“come”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
supervene
Today it means: To follow (something) closely, either as a consequence or in contrast. Full definition →
Latin supervenīre