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   Supervene , 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.
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   Such a mutual gravitation can never supervene to matter unless impressed by divine power.
   Bentley.
   
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   A tyrany immediately supervened.
   Burke.
   
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