prevail

Verb

Meaning

To overcome; to gain the victory or superiority; to gain the advantage; to have the upper hand, or the mastery; to succeed; -- sometimes with over or against.

To be in force; to have effect, power, or influence; to be predominant; to have currency or prevalence; to obtain; as, the practice prevails this day.

To persuade or induce; -- with on, upon, or with; as, I prevailedon him to wait.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rule reign dominate triumph persist endure last exist remain continue hold win obtain defeat survive
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Antonyms

peter miss fall decline lose yield
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Hypernyms

exist continue win persuade be

Hyponyms

override outweigh reverberate preponderate overbalance outbalance

Related terms

prevalent prevalence

Phrases with the word

prevail upon to prevail against prevail on to prevail over

Derivatives

prevailed prevailing

Anagrams

pervial

Examples

When good people in any country cease their vigilance and struggle, then evil men prevail. Pearl S. Buck

In my ideal world, no child would suffer. Charitable instincts would prevail. There would be global acceptance of all different types of people. Clay Aiken

We allow our ignorance to prevail upon us and make us think we can survive alone, alone in patches, alone in groups, alone in races, even alone in genders. Maya Angelou

Truth is great and will prevail. Latin Proverb

The bear, he never can prevail To lion it for want of tail. Latin Proverb

The prayers of the wicked won't prevail. Romanian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

prevacuolar prevacuole prevaginal prevail against prevail on to prevail upon