subvene

[ suhb-veen ]

verb (used without object)

, sub·vened, sub·ven·ing.

1. to arrive or occur as a support or relief.

subvene

/ səbˈviːn /

verb

1. rare.
   intr to happen in such a way as to be of assistance, esp in preventing something

Word History and Origins

Origin of subvene¹

1750–60; < Latin subvenīre, equivalent to sub- sub- + venīre to come

Word History and Origins

Origin of subvene¹

C18: from Latin subvenīre, from venīre to come

Example Sentences

Subvene, sub-vēn′, v.i. to occur so as to effect a result.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

Antonyms: uncomely, homely, plain. come near. approach, approximate. come round. recur; change, relent; circumvent, wheedle. come short. be deficient. come to. revive, recover; consent, yield, accede; arrive at, reach; amount to. come to a head. suppurate, mature; culminate. come under. subvene. comfort, n. ease, consolation, solace, nepenthe, encouragement. comfort, v. console, solace. comforter, n. consoler, cheerer; comfortable. comfortless, a. disconsolate, inconsolable, desolate, distressed. comical, a.

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