Supervene definition

so͝opər-vēn
supervened supervenes supervening
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To come or occur as something extraneous, additional, or unexpected.
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To follow immediately after; ensue.
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(philosophy) 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.

  • If the access of oxygen to a protoplast is interfered with its normal respiration soon ceases, but frequently other changes supervene.

  • At this stage collapse may set in, the patient become faint, the limbs twitch, the radical pulse become imperceptible, and unconsciousness supervene.

  • Accompanying the pain there is more or less of nausea, and when the attack reaches its height vomiting may occur, after which relief comes, especially if sleep supervene.

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

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