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ensueverb to come at a later time; to happen as a resultWhen the news broke, a long period of chaos ensued. displace, replace, supersede, supplantpostdate, succeed, supervene antedate, follow, 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 the 14th century |