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sub·vene (səb vēn′)

intransitive verb subvened -·vened′, subvening -·ven′·ing

Rare to happen or come, so as to help

Etymology: L subvenire, to come to one's assistance, lit., to come up < sub-, under + venire, to come

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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