supervene
verb
su·per·vene ˌsü-pər-ˈvēn 
supervened; supervening
intransitive verb
: to follow or result as an additional, adventitious, or unforeseen development
supervention
ˌsü-pər-ˈven(t)-shən
noun 
Synonyms
- follow
- postdate
- succeed
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
They had a quiet, happy life until the war supervened. it was not the slow-spreading cancer that caused his death but a supervening heart attack
Word History
Etymology
Latin supervenire, from super- + venire to come — more at come
First Known Use
1636, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
supervene
intransitive verb
su·per·vene ˌsü-pər-ˈvēn
supervened; supervening
: to follow or result as an additional, adventitious, or unlooked-for development (as in the course of a disease)
the majority of patients die once this complication supervenes 
Scientific American Medicine
Scientific American Medicine Legal Definition
supervene
intransitive verb
su·per·vene ˌsü-pər-ˈvēn
supervened; supervening
: to take place after or later in the course of something else as an additional and usually unforeseeable development with intervening or countering effect
supervening
verb
as in following
to come after in time it was not the slow-spreading cancer that caused his death but a supervening heart attack Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- following
- succeeding
- superseding
- postdating
- replacing
- ensuing
- supplanting
- displacing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- preceding
- antedating
- predating