prevail

Meaning of prevail

verb
  1. prove more powerful or superior.
    it is hard for logic to prevail over emotion
  2. persuade (someone) to do something.
    she was prevailed upon to give an account of her work

late Middle English: from Latin praevalere ‘have greater power’, from prae ‘before’ + valere ‘have power’.

Information about prevail

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of prevail is: prevails.
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Hyphenation of prevail

pre-vail

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • prevail is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

prevail synonyms

Meaning predominate:

predominate, dominate, rule, reign

Meaning hold:

hold, obtain

Meaning persist:

persist, run, endure

Meaning triumph:

triumph

Meaning be successful or victorious in (a contest or conflict):

win

Meaning achieve the desired aim or result:

succeed

Meaning overcome and take control of (a place or people) by military force:

conquer

Meaning succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty):

overcome

Meaning induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument:

persuade

Meaning succeed in persuading or leading (someone) to do something:

induce

Meaning gently and persistently persuade (someone) to do something:

coax

Meaning cause (someone) to believe firmly in the truth of something:

convince

Meaning form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; create:

make

Meaning come to have (something); receive:

get

Meaning move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side:

sway

Meaning try earnestly or persistently to persuade (someone) to do something:

urge

Meaning persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats:

coerce

Meaning have an influence on:

influence

Meaning (of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling):

prompt

Meaning persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery:

inveigle

Meaning attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage:

entice

Meaning entice or try to entice (someone) to do something that they find attractive but know to be wrong or unwise:

tempt

Meaning tempt (a person or animal) to do something or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward:

lure

Meaning persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery:

cajole

Meaning obtain (something), especially with care or effort:

procure

Translation of prevail

Anagrams of prevail

pervial

Words that rhyme with prevail

Vail, vail, avail, disavail, fortravail, paravail, reavail, travail, unvail, countervail, mervail, Oruvail, oruvail

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