subvene
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 7
Definition of subvene
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(intransitive)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.”
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verb
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(intransitive)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.”
- (rare, transitive)To subsidize or defray.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Latin subveniō (“come to the aid of”), from sub (“under, up towards”) + veniō (“come”).
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