Definitions

supervene

[soo-per-veen] / ˌsu pərˈvin /

VERB

Synonyms

STRONG

chase displace ensue postdate pursue replace result succeed supersede supplant

WEAK

be subsequent to come after come from come next go after go next on proceed from spring from

Antonyms

STRONG

precede retreat run away

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Supervene, sū-pėr-vēn′, v.i. to come in addition, or closely after: to occur, take place.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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