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Prevail

//pɹɪˈveɪl// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To be superior in strength, dominance, influence, or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others. intransitive

    "Red colour prevails in the Canadian flag."

  2. 2
    use persuasion successfully wordnet
  3. 3
    To triumph; to be victorious. intransitive

    "There are a number of SCPs and tales that look at potential apocalypses, but rarely with such totality as SCP-2935, a parallel dimension in which death prevailed."

  4. 4
    prove superior wordnet
  5. 5
    To be current, widespread, or predominant; to have currency or prevalence. intransitive

    "In his day and age, such practices prevailed all over Europe."

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  1. 6
    be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance wordnet
  2. 7
    To succeed in persuading or inducing. intransitive, often

    "I prevailed on him to wait."

  3. 8
    continue to exist wordnet
  4. 9
    To avail. obsolete, transitive
  5. 10
    be valid, applicable, or true wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English prevailen, from Old French prevaler, from Latin praevaleō (“be very able or more able, be superior, prevail”), from prae (“before”) + valeō (“be able or powerful”). Displaced native Old English rīcsian.

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