Supervene meaning

so͝o'pər-vēn'
To come or occur as something extraneous, additional, or unexpected.
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To follow immediately after; ensue.
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To be dependent on a set of facts or properties in such a way that change can occur only after change has occurred in those facts or properties.
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To come or happen as something extraneous or unexpected.
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To take place; ensue.
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To follow something closely, either as a consequence or in contrast.
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To be dependent on an earlier event.
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(philosophy) To be dependent on something else for existence, truth, or instantiation.
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Origin of supervene

  • Latin supervenīre super- super- venīre to come gwā- in Indo-European roots
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • From Latin supervenÄ«re, present active infinitive of superveniō (“come over or upon, overtake"), from super (“above") + veniō (“come").
    From Wiktionary

Supervene Sentence Examples

  • It has also been claimed that modal truths supervene on non-modal ones, and that general truths supervene on non-modal ones, and that general truths supervene on particular truths.

  • winds supervene from January to March.

  • Or, perhaps, social properties supervene on the properties of individuals.

  • supervene with logical necessity on its complement not- F.

  • When none of these unfavourable conditions supervene it may be seen at nearly any time when the air is clear and the depression of the sun below the horizon more than 20°.

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