Prevail

Definition: Prevail

Prevail

Verb

1. Be larger in number, quantity, or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood".

2. Be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds".

3. Continue to exist; "These stories die hard".

4. Prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight".

5. Use persuasion successfully; "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "prevail" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Note: Prevail \Pre*vail"\, intransitive verb. [imperative past participle Prevailed; present participle verb or noun Prevailing.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms: Prevail

Existence

Verb: exist, be; have being; Noun: subsist, live, breathe, stand, obtain, be the case; occur; (event); have place, prevail; find oneself, pass the time, vegetate.

Generality

Verb: be general; Adjective: prevail, be going about, stalk abroad.

Impulse

Be habitual; Adjective: prevail; come into use, become a habit, take root; gain upon one, grow upon one.

Influence

Run through, pervade; prevail, dominate, predominate; out weigh, over weigh; over-ride, over-bear; gain head; rage; be -rife; Adjective: spread like wildfire; have the upper hand, get the upper hand, gain the upper hand, have full play, get full play, gain full play.

Motive

Persuade; prevail with, prevail upon; overcome, carry; bring round to one's senses, bring to one's senses; draw over, win over, gain over, come over, talk over; procure, enlist, engage; invite, court.

Success

Answer, answer the purpose; avail, prevail, take effect, do, turn out well, work well, take, tell, bear fruit; hit it, hit the mark, hit the right nail on the head; nick it; turn up trumps, make a hit; find one's account in.

Superiority

Verb: be superior; Adjective: exceed, excel, transcend; outdo, outbalance, outweigh, outrank, outrival, out-Herod; pass, surpass, get ahead of; over-top, override, overpass, overbalance, overweigh, overmatch; top, o'ertop, cap, beat, cut out; beat hollow; outstrip; eclipse, throw into the shade, take the shine out of, outshine, put one's nose out of joint; have the upper hand, have the whip hand of, have the advantage; turn the scale, kick the beam; play first fiddle; (importance); preponderate, predominate, prevail; precede, take precedence, come first; come to a head, culminate; beat; all others, bear the palm; break the record; take the cake.

Crosswords: Prevail

If you win this case, justice will prevail, and if you lose, justice will also prevail. (A Time to Kill; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman)

Life will go on, we will prevail. (Deep Impact; writing credit: Bruce Joel Rubin; Michael Tolkin)

A handful of Colonials prevail, but we will soon find them. (Battlestar Galactica; writing credit: Glen A. Larson)

May darkness prevail. (Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn; writing credit: Ver�nica Suárez)

Bad time to prevail, it overwhelmed me (I Cry; performing artist: Ja Rule)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Among Friends: Classrooms Where Caring & Learning Prevail (reference)

• Feel Our Freedom: Hope and Progress Prevail for People in Illinois With Developmental Disabilities (reference)

• Lion of the Tribe of Judah Shall Prevail (reference)

• NetWorth: Successful Investing in the Companies* That Will Prevail Through Internet Booms and Busts *(They're Not Always the Ones You Expect) (reference)

• Survival: How to Prevail in Hostile Environments (reference)

  (more book examples)

Music

• Cooler Heads Prevail (reference)

• Sadness Will Prevail (reference)

• When Cooler Heads Prevail (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Ancient customs prevail in modern Nigeria--traveling medicine men perform the "hoe dance". Credit: Library of Congress.

The Vietnamese people are determined to defend their independence to preserve peace; they shall prevail over the American aggressors. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

In such cases the rate to which he is entitled shall prevail. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

She resolved to prevail on her to spend a day at Hartfield.

Yet even there, on the hill of Calvary, He founded the holy catholic church against which, it is promised, the gates of hell shall not prevail.

The faintest assured objection which one healthy man feels will at length prevail over the arguments and customs of mankind.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Business

Local companies prevail in supplying the substantial volume of designing, engineering, and construction works. (references)

As a commodity traded in a market, fairness should prevail so that discrimination does not exist between generation sources. (references)

Practices regarding finance, availability of capital and schedules of payment are comparable to those which prevail in the United States. (references)

Civil Liberties

Cameroon

CRTV management, which in the past repeatedly has instructed CRTV staff to ensure the Government views prevail at all times in CRTV broadcasts, continued during the year to punish CRTV journalists who criticized government policy. (references)

Economic History

Taiwan

The trend may prevail in late 2001 and early 2002 when an upturn in world economy could stimulate Taiwan's exports and private investment. (references)

Denmark

Normal market mechanisms prevail. (references)

Human Rights

Russia

There also were widespread reports of the killing or abuse of captured fighters by federal troops, as well as by the Chechen fighters, and a policy of "no surrender" appeared to prevail in many units on both sides. (references)

Honduras

Both the judiciary and the Public Ministry suffer from inadequate funding; low wages and lack of internal controls make law enforcement officials susceptible to bribery; the civil law inquisitorial system is both inefficient and opaque; and powerful special interests still exercise influence and often prevail in the courts. (references)

Indigenous People

Indonesia

When indigenous people clash with those promoting private sector development projects, the developers almost always prevail. (references)

Political Economy

Uk

Wide differences of opinion on joining the Euro prevail within the parties and the public at large. (references)

Cote D'ivoire

As is generally true in the region, the business environment is one in which personal contact and connections remain important and where the rule of law does not always prevail. (references)

PERU

Although it had been previously thought that the higher standard would prevail, the Andean Community Secretariat issued rulings in 2000 which determined that Peru violated Decision 344 by issuing "second use" patents. (references)

Trade

Ukraine

Where Ukrainian standards are not established, country of origin standards may prevail. (references)

Travel

Korea

Many qualified women welcome the opportunity to work as a professional with a foreign company whose attitudes toward gender equality and professional respect and responsibility prevail. (references)

Women

Libya

Despite this legal provision, traditional attitudes and practices prevail, and discrimination against women persists and keeps them from attaining the family or civil rights formally provided them. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "prevail": prevail against ♦ prevail on ♦ prevail upon. Additional references.

Afrikaans

bemeester (overpower, prevail over). (various references)

Albanian

triumfoj (triumph), mbizotëroj (dominate, overpower, predominate, preponderate, reign), i mbush mendjen (coax, convince, inveigle, persuade), ekzistoj (be, exist, inhere, lie, live, obtain), bind (assure, bring, bring over, convince, expostulate, get, get round, induce, lead, make smb. listen to reason, outrun, persuade, prevail upon, reassure, remonstrate, rub in). (various references)

Arabic 

‏فاز (achieve, attain, be successful, beat, defeat, gain, get, obtain, overcome, succeed, triumph over, win, win out), ‏غلب (defeat, overmaster, overpower, overwhelm, predominate, prostrate, subdue), ‏ساد (dominate, plosive, reign, rule, take over), ‏عم (pervade, reign, uncle, whereof), ‏إنتصر (conquer, gain the upper hand, overbear, palm, triumph), ‏إنتشر (be widespread, catch on, circulate, deploy, diffuse, emit, extend, fall out, fan, flow, mushroom, outspread, percolate, permeate, pervade, propagate, radiate, reproduce, resound, run, send forth, suffuse, swarm, transpire, unfold, unroll), ‏راج سوقه (obtain). (various references)

Bulgarian 

срещам се често, убеждавам (admonish, argue, assure, coax, convince, exhort, induce, lead, persuade, press, satisfy, talk over, urge, win), разпространен съм, царя (preside, reign), господствувам (dominate, overlord, reign, rule), възтържествувам, вземам надмощие, накарвам (bounce, get, have, make, move, predetermine, send), превъзмогвам (conquer, fight, overcome, surmount, vanquish), преобладавам (obtain, preponderate, preside, reign), преодолявам (bear down, break through, fight, get over, hurdle, live down, master, negotiate, overcome, overmaster, overpass, overpower, override, overrule, pass over, ride out, surmount, vanquish, win through), побеждавам (beat, conquer, defeat, down, fight down, foil, have, lace, lick, master, mop up, overcome, overmaster, overpower, overthrow, overturn, pip, polish off, scupper, thrash, triumph, trounce, vanquish, whip, whop, win, worst, zap), имам надмощие (tree). (various references)

Chinese 

胜过 (Outdid, Outdo, Outdoing, outdone, Outreach, Outweigh, Prevailed, Prevailing), 戰勝 (surmount). (various references)

Czech

převládat (dominate, obtain, predominate), přemluvit (bring round, cajole, coax, persuade, talk, talk round), nabývat vrchu. (various references)

Danish

rettigheden gælder først over for tredjemand (the right shall prevail against third party). (various references)

Dutch

uitspraak van een lagere rechter (judgement given by the court whose jurisdiction does not prevail), sterker zijn dan (overpower, prevail over), sterker zýn dan (overpower, prevail over), overmeesteren (overpower, prevail over), het recht tegenwerpen aan een derde (the right shall prevail against third party), geweld aandoen (force, overpower, prevail over, violate). (various references)

Esperanto

superforti (overpower, prevail over). (various references)

Farsi 

مستولی شدن , چربیدن (Predominate), غالب امدن (Triumph), شایع شدن . (various references)

Finnish

päästä voitolle (be victorious, have the best of it), vallita (be predominant, dominate, predominate, reign, rule), olla vallalla. (various references)

French

prévaloir (predominate), prédominer (predominate, preponderate, prevall), triompher (be proud), régner (predominant), avoir l'avantage, avoir cours. (various references)

German

überwiegen (be predominant, outweigh, overbalance, predominance, predominate, preponderance, preponderate, to outweigh, to overbalance). (various references)

Greek 

υπερισχύω (overbear, overcome, overide, overpower, predominate, preponderate), επικρατώ (dominate, obtain, predominate, preponderate, win). (various references)

Hebrew 

לשרור (dominate, obtain, reign, rule), ל�"שתרר (control, dominate), ל�'בור (be mighty, beat, gain the upper hand, increase, overcome, overpower, worst), לרווח (be current, be widespread, feel better, feel relief, space). (various references)

Hungarian

uralkodik (dominate, domineer, led, master, overrule, reign, rule the roost, to be master of oneself, to bear sway, to lead, to prevail among in, to rule, to surmount, to sway), érvényesül (to get on, to predominate, to prevail, to prevail among in, to show up). (various references)

Italian

prevalere (outnumber, overbear, predominate), predominare (predominate, rule), indurre (bring, cause, coax, induce), essere diffuso (circulate), convincere (argue, convince, convince oneself, get, persuade, reason, urge on). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

行われる (to be done, to be held, to be practiced, to prevail, to take place), 口説き落とす (to persuade, to prevail upon, to talk someone into doing, to win a woman's heart, to win over). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

お�"なわれる (to be done, to be held, to be practiced, to prevail, to take place), くどきおとす (to persuade, to prevail upon, to talk someone into doing, to win a woman's heart, to win over). (various references)

Korean 

통용하십시�". (various references)

Manx

goaill niart (prevailing, prevalent, strengthen), baardaghey (prevailing). (various references)

Pig Latin

evailpray

Portuguese

prevalecer (overcrow, overpower, overrule, overwhelm, predominate, preponderate, prevail over), preponderar (overcrow, predominate, preponderate), predominar (overcrow, predominate, reign), triunfar (exult, overcome, overcrow, triumph, win), levar a melhor (overcrow). (various references)

Romanian

prevala, predomina (exceed, overbear, predominate), triumfa (triumph), reuşi (answer, be a success, bring home the bacon, contrive, do well, go on, hit, make one's mark, manage, pan out, pass, pay off, prosper, qualify, speed, strike, strike oil, succeed, win, work), izbuti (contrive, manage, succeed, work), exista (be, breathe, exist, live, obtain, occur, run), domni (lord it, reign, rule), avea preponderenţã, avea cãutare (move). (various references)

Russian 

преобладать (dominate, predominate, preeminate, prevailed). (various references)

Scottish

buadhaich (conquer). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

preovlađivati (predominate), nagovoriti (blab, blandish, cajole, coax, inveigle, over-persuade, persuade, talk into), nadjačati (overcome, overpower), dominirati (command, dominate, domineer). (various references)

Spanish

prevalecer (obtain, reign). (various references)

Swedish

segra (be victorious, conquer, overcome, triumph, win, win the day), härska (control, domineer, govern, restrain, rule, sway), få överhanden, övertala (argue, persuade, prevail upon, talk round). (various references)

Turkish

yenmek (annihilate, bear down, bear the bell, beat, beat all hollow, best, break, carry away the bell, checkmate, circumvent, clobber, confound, conquer, cut out, defeat, discomfit, down, floor, get the better of, give a beating, knock out, land, lick, master, outbox, outclass, outdo, outgo, overpower, pip, skunk, slam, smash, subjugate, surmount, swamp, thrash, trim, triumph, trounce, vanquish, wallop, wear down, whelm, whip, whop, win over, wipe the floor with smb., worst), yaygın olmak (come in, come up, go about, go around), yürürlükte olmak (hold good, run), hüküm sürmek (be rife, command, govern, king it, reign, sway), galip gelmek (be victorious, win), etkili olmak (be effective, have influence, influence, take, work). (various references)

Ukrainian

існувати (be, breathe, breathe one's last, exist, live, obtain, subsist), торжествувати (exult, triumph), превалювати (predominate), переконати (bring over, lead, overpersuade), переважати (beat, cart, exceed, outrank, outweigh, overbalance, overbear, overgang, overpass, overpower, overtop, precede, predominate, preponderate), перемогти (draw the winner, fight down, get home, knock out, outclass, overcome, pip, sack, score off, shoot down, whip, worst). (various references)

increbresco, obtentu, obtinebas, obtinebat, obtinebimus, obtinebis, obtinebit, obtinebitis, obtinebunt, obtinendam, obtinent, obtinere, obtinerent, obtineret, obtinet, obtinuerant, obtinuerat, obtinuerimus, obtinueris, obtinuerunt, obtinueruntque, obtinui, obtinuissent, obtinuisset, obtinuit, praevaleamus, praevaleat, praevalebat, praevalebis, praevalebunt, praevalere, praevalet, praevaluerat, praevaluerint, praevaluerit, praevaluero, praevaluerunt, praevalui, praevaluisse, praevaluit, praevaluitque, supervalebit, vale, valeamus, valeas, valeat, valebam, valebant, valebat, valebimus, valebis, valebit, valemus, valens, valent, valentes, valenti, valentibus, valeo, valere, vales, valet, valete, valetis, valuerunt, valuimus, valuit. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "prevail": prevailed, prevailing, prevails. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Prevail" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Grevilia, Pervaiz, pevil, preva, prevaile, preval, Preveli, previ, previa, previas, Previati, previli, Privalov, privial, prvail, ravail, Reavill. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: palier.

-2 letters: aiver, alive, ariel, ervil, laver, liver, livre, paler, parle, parve, paver, pearl, peril, pilar, pilea, plier, ravel, rival, velar, viler, viper, viral.

-3 letters: aper, aril, aver, earl, evil, ilea, lair, lari, lave, leap, lear, leva, liar, lier, lipa, lipe, lira, lire, live, pail, pair, pale, pare, pave, peal, pear, peri, pial.

+1 letter: deprival, livetrap, prevails, primeval.

+2 letters: deprivals, livetraps, overplaid, prevailed, previable, privately, reprieval, verapamil.

+3 letters: improvable, overplaids, palavering, prevailing, prevocalic, primevally, proverbial, reprievals, verapamils.

+4 letters: disprovable, explorative, livetrapped, operatively, overexplain, overlapping, overleaping, overplaided, overplaying, partitively, perceivable, perceivably, pervasively, premedieval, previsional, privatively, repleviable, replicative, sporulative, superlative, vaporizable.

+5 letters: flavoprotein, imperatively, interpluvial, livetrapping, overexplains, overpedaling, overplanning, overplanting, pejoratively, perspectival, persuasively, proverbially, providential, pulverizable, superlatives, velociraptor, vespertilian, voluptuaries.

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