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单词 supervenes
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
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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

supervenes

verb

present tense third-person singular of supervene
as in succeeds
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
  • succeeds
  • follows
  • replaces
  • ensues
  • supersedes
  • supplants
  • postdates
  • displaces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • precedes
  • antedates
  • predates
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