supervene

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You cannot absolve psychology as if it stood independent of ethics or religion, nor can aesthetic considerations merely supervene on moral.

From Hegel's Philosophy of Mind by Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich

And she slowly waved her parasol round the horizon as though defying a "feature" to supervene from any point of the compass.

From Mariquita A Novel by Ayscough, John

A sheep will occasionally be seen to limp; but its condition will scarcely be affected, and dangerous symptoms will rarely supervene.

From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert

And one and all--Arthur Wolfe even reluctantly consenting--admitted that stringent measures were imperative, or anarchy would surely supervene.

From My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Wingfield, Lewis

At any period there may supervene manifestations of the an�sthetic type, which makes the so-called mixed variety, in which either form may predominate.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various