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Definition of supervene verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

supervene

verb

NAmE//ˌsupərˈvin//

[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they supervene

he / she / it supervenes

past simple supervened

-ing form supervening

to happen, especially unexpectedly, and have a powerful effect on the existing situation Her future was full of promise until illness supervened.

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