Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Subvene"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
A future state must needs subvene to prevent the whole
edifice from falling into ruin. --Bp.
Warburton.
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