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31prevail — intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin praevalēre, from prae pre + valēre to be strong more at wield Date: 15th century 1. to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority ; triumph 2. to be or become effective or effectual 3.… …
32prevail — verb 1》 prove more powerful or superior. ↘be widespread or current. 2》 (prevail on/upon) persuade to do something. Derivatives prevailing adjective prevailingly adverb Origin ME: from L. praevalere, from prae before + valere have power …
33prevail on — (also prevail upon) Persuade (by argument), influence, induce …
34prevail — v 1. predominate, reign, rule, hold sway, have force, preponderate; lead, win out, succeed, be successful, be a winner or a success, dominate, hold authority, wear the crown, sit on the throne, Inf. sit in the driver s seat; wield the scepter,… …
35prevail — verb 1) common sense will prevail Syn: win (out/through), triumph, be victorious, carry the day, come out on top, succeed, rule, reign 2) the conditions that prevailed in the 1950s Syn: exist, be present …
36prevail — [prɪˈveɪl] verb [I] formal 1) to exist at a particular time or in a particular situation A friendly atmosphere prevailed among the crowd.[/ex] 2) to be the strongest influence or element in a situation We hope that common sense will prevail in… …
37prevail upon — / prevail on [v] persuade, influence affect, argue into, bring around, convince, crack, dispose, draw, get, get around, impress, incline, induce, promote, prompt, put across, ram down throat*, sell*, suck in*, sway, talk into, win over; concept… …
38prevail against — index resist (withstand), withstand Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
39prevail over — index beat (defeat), defeat, kill (defeat), operate, overcome (surmount), override …
40prevail upon — I verb affect, be influential, beseech, bring over, bring to reason, carry weight with, coax, convince, encourage, enlist, entice, entreat, exercise influence over, exercise influence upon, exercise influence with, exhort, exorare, have influence …
