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advene

verb
ad·​vene | \ (ˈ)ad-¦vēn\
-ed/-ing/-s

Definition of advene

intransitive verb

: to become added to something or become a part of it

transitive verb

: to come to or reach

First Known Use of advene

1651, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

History and Etymology for advene

borrowed from Latin advenīre “to come to, arrive, reach” (Medieval Latin also “to accrue, be added”), from ad- ad- + venīre “to come”

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