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supervene

One entry found.

Main Entry:
su·per·vene Listen to the pronunciation of supervene
Pronunciation:
\ˌsü-pər-ˈvēn\
Function:
verb intransitive
Inflected Form(s):
su·per·vened; su·per·ven·ing
: 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>
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