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supervene (v.)

1640s, "come as something additional," from Latin supervenire "come on top of, come in addition to, come after, follow upon," from super "over, upon" (see super-) + venire "to come," from a suffixed form of PIE root *gwa- "to go, come." Related: Supervened; supervening.

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Definitions of supervene from WordNet

supervene (v.)
take place as an additional or unexpected development;
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