[V] (formal) to happen, especially unexpectedly, and have a powerful effect on the existing situation:
Her future was full of promise until illness supervened.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is supervene a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, supervene is tagged as verb.
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