PREVAIL
/pɹɪˈveɪl/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 15
Definition
- verb be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance.
— synonyms: predominate, dominate, rule, reign
- verb be valid, applicable, or true.
— synonyms: hold, obtain
- verb continue to exist.
— synonyms: persist, die_hard, run, endure
- verb prove superior.
— synonyms: triumph
- verb use persuasion successfully.
Examples
- “Red colour prevails in the Canadian flag.”
- “In his day and age, such practices prevailed all over Europe.”
- “I prevailed on him to wait.”
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