English Explanatory Dictionary

subvene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To arrive or happen so as to help or support.
  2. To subsidize or defray.

Word forms

subvene subvenes subvening subvened

Etymology

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

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