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(verb) : sŭper-vĕnĭo, vēni, ventum, 4, and
* A., to come over or upon, to come to or in addition to, to overtake, to come up, arrive, come upon, fall upon (not ante-Aug.).
* Lit.
* In gen.
* Trop., to come upon, be added to; to go beyond, surpass, exceed, excel: ne tempus opimandi quintam et vigesimam lunam superveniat,go beyond, exceed,Col. 8, 7, 5: vis teneros supervenit annos,attacks suddenly,Stat. Achill. 1, 147: aliud majus alio supervenit,is added to, follows,Quint. 9, 4, 23: tunc donis Argia nitet, vilesque sororis Ornatus sacro praeculta supervenit auro,surpasses, exceeds,Stat. Th. 2, 298.
* In partic., of animals, to leap, cover, Col. 6, 24, 3; 7, 6, 3; Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 174.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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