Definition of prevail

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Prevail (v. i.) 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..

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Dune :: Dune (n.) A low hill of drifting sand usually formed on the coats, but often carried far inland by the prevailing winds..
Prevailingly :: Prevailingly (adv.) So as to prevail.
Persuade :: Persuade (v. i.) To use persuasion; to plead; to prevail by persuasion.
Zechstein :: Zechstein (n.) The upper division of the Permian (Dyas) of Europe. The prevailing rock is a magnesian limestone.
Temporizer :: Temporizer (n.) One who temporizes; one who yields to the time, or complies with the prevailing opinions, fashions, or occasions; a trimmer..
Aquarius :: Aquarius (n.) The Water-bearer; the eleventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 20th of January; -- so called from the rains which prevail at that season in Italy and the East..
Brocatel :: Brocatel (n.) A marble, clouded and veined with white, gray, yellow, and red, in which the yellow usually prevails. It is also called Siena marble, from its locality..
Prevalent :: Prevalent (a.) Gaining advantage or superiority; having superior force, influence, or efficacy; prevailing; predominant; successful; victorious..
Mode :: Mode (n.) Prevailing popular custom; fashion, especially in the phrase the mode..
Bedlam :: Bedlam (n.) Any place where uproar and confusion prevail.
Work :: Work (v. t.) To influence by acting upon; to prevail upon; to manage; to lead.
Fashion :: Fashion (n.) The prevailing mode or style, especially of dress; custom or conventional usage in respect of dress, behavior, etiquette, etc.; particularly, the mode or style usual among persons of good breeding; as, to dress, dance, sing, ride, etc., in the fashion..
Fashionable :: Fashionable (a.) Conforming to the fashion or established mode; according with the prevailing form or style; as, a fashionable dress..
Entreat :: Entreat (v. t.) To beseech or supplicate successfully; to prevail upon by prayer or solicitation; to persuade.
Ton :: Ton (n.) The prevailing fashion or mode; vogue; as, things of ton..
Prevail :: Prevail (v. i.) 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..
Seducer :: Seducer (n.) One who, or that which, seduces; specifically, one who prevails over the chastity of a woman by enticements and persuasions..
Fashionable :: Fashionable (a.) Established or favored by custom or use; current; prevailing at a particular time; as, the fashionable philosophy; fashionable opinions..
Prepollent :: Prepollent (a.) Having superior influence or power; prevailing; predominant.
Circumvention :: Circumvention (n.) The act of prevailing over another by arts, address, or fraud; deception; fraud; imposture; delusion..
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