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prevail

prɪˈveɪl/

verb

verb: prevail; 3rd person present: prevails; past tense: prevailed; past participle: prevailed; gerund or present participle: prevailing

prove more powerful or superior.

"it is hard for logic to prevail over emotion"

synonyms:

win, win out, win through, triumph, be victorious, be the victor, gain the victory, carry the day, carry all before one, finish first, come out ahead, come out on top, succeed, prove superior, conquer, overcome, gain/achieve mastery, gain ascendancy; More

take the crown, gain the palm, rule, reign

"we can only hope that common sense will prevail"

be widespread or current in a particular area or at a particular time.

"a friendly atmosphere prevailed among the crowds"

synonyms:

exist, be in existence, be present, be the case, hold, obtain, occur, be prevalent, be current, be rife, be rampant, be the order of the day, be customary, be established, be common, be widespread, be in force, be in effect; More

abound, hold sway, predominate, preponderate;

endure, survive, persist

"the excellent conditions that prevailed in the 1950s"

current, existing, prevalent, usual, common, most usual, commonest, most frequent, general, mainstream;

widespread, rife, in circulation;

set, recognized, established, customary, acknowledged, accepted, ordinary;

popular, fashionable, in fashion, in style, in vogue

"a research project examined prevailing attitudes in the classroom"

persuade (someone) to do something.

"she was prevailed upon to give an account of her work"

synonyms:

persuade, induce, talk someone into, coax, convince, make, get, press someone into, win someone over, sway, bring someone round, argue someone into, urge, pressure someone into, pressurize someone into, bring pressure to bear on, coerce, influence, prompt; More

inveigle, entice, tempt, lure;

cajole, wheedle someone into, get round, prod someone into, reason someone into;

procure;

informalsweet-talk, soft-soap, twist someone's arm, smooth-talk

"Jane had prevailed on Dorothy to come"

Origin

late Middle English: from Latin praevalere ‘have greater power’, from prae ‘before’ + valere ‘have power’.

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to appear or occur as the more important or frequent feature or element; predominate: Green tints prevail in the upholstery. 3. to be or prove superior in strength, power, or influence (usually followed by over): They prevailed over their enemies in the battle.