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prevail
[ pri-veyl ]
verb (used without object)
- to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally:
Silence prevailed along the funeral route.
- to appear or occur as the more important or frequent feature or element; predominate:
Green tints prevail in the upholstery.
Synonyms:
- to be or prove superior in strength, power, or influence (usually followed by over ):
They prevailed over their enemies in the battle.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- to succeed; become dominant; win out:
to wish that the right side might prevail.
- to use persuasion or inducement successfully:
He prevailed upon us to accompany him.
prevail
/ ɪˈɪ /
verb
- often foll byover or against to prove superior; gain mastery
skill will prevail
- to be or appear as the most important feature; be prevalent
- to exist widely; be in force
- often foll byon or upon to succeed in persuading or inducing
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·İ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of prevail1
Example Sentences
Every era has a prevailing model, and it's natural that most teams move towards it.
Neither boxer could land the telling blow but it was the experience of Eubank, 35, which prevailed as all three judges scored it 116-112.
At that time the research was already accumulating, but the idea went counter to the prevailing view in neuroscience.
Trump, meanwhile, is opposing Maine on conservative ideological grounds using federal funding as the cudgel to prevail.
This spirit of loss prevails throughout each of these tautly rendered final episodes in which Cassian becomes the unsung hub around which the revolution spins.
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