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Subvene

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To arrive or happen so as to help or support. intransitive

    "A future state must needs subvene to prevent the whole edifice from falling into ruin."

  2. 2
    To subsidize or defray. rare, transitive

Etymology

From Latin subveniō (“come to the aid of”), from sub (“under, up towards”) + veniō (“come”).

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