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Subvened

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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subvened

vb. (en-past of: subvene)

Usage examples of "subvened".

If Kapur could determine the goals of the Snowmen, then those objectives could be subvened to serve human purposes.