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. [ 1913 Webster ] Such a mutual gravitation can never supervene to matter unless impressed by divine power. Bentley. [ 1913 Webster ] A tyrany immediately supervened. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ] |