1. prevail - verb
· be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
Synonym(s): predominate, dominate, rule, reign
2. prevail - verb
· be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds"
3. prevail - verb
· continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
Synonym(s): persist, die_hard, run, endure
Hypernym(s): continue
4. prevail - verb
· prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight"
Synonym(s): triumph
Hypernym(s): win
5. prevail - verb
· use persuasion successfully; "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents"
Hypernym(s): persuade
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