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Subvene vs Survene - What's the difference?

subvene | survene |

As verbs the difference between subvene and survene

is that subvene is to arrive or happen so as to help or support while survene is (archaic|transitive) to supervene upon; to come as an addition to.

subvene

English

Verb

(subven)
  • To arrive or happen so as to help or support
    • A future state must needs subvene to prevent the whole edifice from falling into ruin. — Bishop Warburton.

    survene

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (archaic) To supervene upon; to come as an addition to.