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subvened

subvened is the simple past and past participle of subvene.

Meaning of subvene

Verb

subvene (third-person singular simple present subvenes, present participle subvening, simple past and past participle subvened)

  1. (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.1738–1741, William Warburton, The Divine Legation of Moses […], volume (please specify |volume=I, II.1, or II.2), London: […] Fletcher Gyles, […], →OCLC
  2. (rare, transitive) To subsidize or defray.

Questions about subvened

What is subvened the simple past and past participle of?
Subvened is the simple past and past participle of subvene.

Words near subvened in the dictionary

  1. subvelocities
  2. subvelocity
  3. subvendor
  4. subvendors
  5. subvene
  6. subvened
  7. subvenes
  8. subvening
  9. subvent
  10. subventaneous
  11. subvented

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