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supervene
su·per·vene [ spər vn ] (past and past participle su·per·vened, present participle su·per·ven·ing, 3rd person present singular su·per·venes)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. follow unexpectedly: to follow or come about unexpectedly, usually interrupting or changing what is going on
2. follow immediately: to follow immediately after something
[Mid-17th century. < Latin supervenire< super "over, above" + venire "come"]

su·per·ven·tion [ spər vénsh'n ] noun
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