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superveneverb to come after in timeit was not the slow-spreading cancer that caused his death but a supervening heart attack follow, postdate, succeed displace, replace, supersede, supplantensue antedate, precede, predate follow, succeed, ensue, supervene mean to come after something or someone.follow may apply to a coming after in time, position, or logical sequence.speeches followed the dinner succeed implies a coming after immediately in a sequence determined by natural order, inheritance, election, or laws of rank.she succeeded her father as head of the business ensue commonly suggests a logical consequence or naturally expected development.after the talk a general discussion ensued supervene suggests the following or beginning of something unforeseen or unpredictable.unable to continue because of supervening circumstances in 1636 |