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单词 supervened
释义

supervene

verb

su·​per·​vene ˌsü-pər-ˈvēn How to pronounce supervene (audio)
supervened; supervening

intransitive verb

: to follow or result as an additional, adventitious, or unforeseen development
supervention
ˌsü-pər-ˈven(t)-shən How to pronounce supervene (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • follow
  • postdate
  • succeed
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

They had a quiet, happy life until the war supervened. it was not the slow-spreading cancer that caused his death but a supervening heart attack

Word History

Etymology

Latin supervenire, from super- + venire to come — more at come

First Known Use

1636, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

supervene

intransitive verb

su·​per·​vene ˌsü-pər-ˈvēn How to pronounce supervene (audio)
supervened; supervening
: to follow or result as an additional, adventitious, or unlooked-for development (as in the course of a disease)
the majority of patients die once this complication supervenes Scientific American Medicine

Legal Definition

supervene

intransitive verb

su·​per·​vene ˌsü-pər-ˈvēn How to pronounce supervene (audio)
supervened; supervening
: to take place after or later in the course of something else as an additional and usually unforeseeable development with intervening or countering effect

supervened

verb

past tense of supervene
as in followed
to come after in time it was not the slow-spreading cancer that caused his death but a supervening heart attack

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • followed
  • replaced
  • succeeded
  • superseded
  • ensued
  • supplanted
  • postdated
  • displaced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • preceded
  • antedated
  • predated
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