'Supervened' definitions:

Definition of 'Supervened'

From: GCIDE
  • Supervene \Su`per*vene"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Supervened; p. pr. & vb. n. Supervening.] [L. supervenire, superventum, to come over, to come upon; super over + venire to come. See Super-, and Come, and cf. Overcome.] To come as something additional or extraneous; to occur with reference or relation to something else; to happen upon or after something else; to be added; to take place; to happen. [1913 Webster]
  • Such a mutual gravitation can never supervene to matter unless impressed by divine power. --Bentley. [1913 Webster]
  • A tyrany immediately supervened. --Burke. [1913 Webster]

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