Sū′per-vēne′, v. i.

v. i. [imp. & p. p. SUPERVENED; p. pr. & vb. n. SUPERVENING.] [Lat. supervenire, to come over or upon, from super, over, and venire, to come; Fr. survenir, Pr. sobrevenir, Sp. supervenir, sobrevenir, Pg. sobrevir, It. sopravvenire, sovvenire.] To come upon as something extraneous; to occur with reference or relation to something else; to take place; to happen.

Such a mutual gravitation can never supervene to matter unless impressed by divine power. Bentley.

A tyranny immediately supervened. Burke.