advene

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin advenire (“to come to, arrive at”), from ad (“to”) +‎ venire (“to come”). Compare convene, intervene, supervene.

Verb

advene (third-person singular simple present advenes, present participle advening, simple past and past participle advened)

  1. (rare) To accede or to come to; to be superadded to, to be added to something or become a part of it, though inessential.

Further reading

  • advene in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • advene in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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