Prevailed

//pɹɪˈveɪld// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of prevail form-of, participle, past

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predominateabideaboundabyaffectargue into

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"I was prevailed upon to go to the party."

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