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Definition of Prevail
- use persuasion successfully; "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents"
- prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight"
- be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
- continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
- be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds"
Hyponyms: override, redound, overarch, preponderate, outweigh, overbalance, outbalance, carry over, reverberate
Grouped Verbs: run
Derivational Morphology: victory, triumph, preponderance, prevalence, reign, predominance, predomination, traditionalist, diehard
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