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Definition: Subvene
Subvene
\Sub*vene"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Subvened; p. pr. &
vb. n.
Subvening.] [Pref. sub- + L. venire to come. See
Subvention.]
To come under, as a support or stay; to happen.
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A future state must needs subvene to prevent the whole
edifice from falling into ruin. --Bp.
Warburton.
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