supervene

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You cannot absolve psychology as if it stood independent of ethics or religion, nor can aesthetic considerations merely supervene on moral.

From Hegel's Philosophy of Mind by Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich

Swoonings, which supervene in the Course of other Diseases, never afford a favourable Prognostic; as they denote Weakness, and Weakness is an Obstacle to Recovery.

From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David)

But he left the house holding a very strong belief that meningitis would supervene.

From A Soldier's Son by Butler, Maude M.

Diarrhoea may also be present at this time, or may not supervene until later.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

They all said there was atrophy of the muscles of the left leg, and predicted that complete paralysis would surely supervene.

From Quacks and Grafters by Unknown