supervene
IPA: supɝvˈin
verb
- (intransitive) To follow (something) closely, either as a consequence or in contrast.
- To supersede.
- To be dependent on an earlier event.
- (philosophy, followed by on) To be dependent on something else for existence, truth, or instantiation.
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Examples of "supervene" in Sentences
- During the last five minutes, I noted a sort of numbness supervenes.
- But the next day, to his headach there supervened other febrile symptoms.
- This is interpreted as meaning, mental events supervene upon the physical.