| VERB | stative | prevail, predominate, dominate, rule, reign | be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance |
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| stative | prevail, hold, obtain | be valid, applicable, or true | |
| stative | prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure | continue to exist | |
| competition | prevail, triumph | prove superior | |
| communication | prevail | use persuasion successfully |
| Sounds | prihvey'l; priyvey'l | |
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| Rhymes | ail ... Yale: 95 rhymes with eyl... | |
| Meaning | Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | predominate, dominate, rule, reign | |
| Narrower | overarch | Be central or dominant |
| override | prevail over | |
| preponderate, outweigh, overbalance, outbalance | weigh more heavily | |
| Spanish | imperar, perdurar, predominar, prevalecer, reinar, superar | |
| Catalan | imperar, perdurar, predominar, prevaler, superar | |
| Nouns | prevalence | a superiority in numbers or amount |
| Meaning | Be valid, applicable, or true. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | hold, obtain | |
| Broader | exist, be | Have an existence, be extant |
| Spanish | imperar, obtener, perdurar, prevalecer, prevaler, primar | |
| Catalan | imperar, perdurar, prevaler, primar | |
| Meaning | Continue to exist. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | persist, die hard, run, endure | |
| Narrower | carry over | transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another |
| reverberate | Have a long or continuing effect | |
| Broader | continue | Exist over a prolonged period of time |
| Similar to | run | Occur persistently |
| Spanish | imperar, perdurar, perseverar, persistir, prevalecer | |
| Catalan | imperar, perdurar, perseverar, persistir, prevaler | |
| Adjectives | prevalent | most frequent or common |
| Nouns | prevalence | the quality of prevailing generally |
| Meaning | prove superior. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight" | |
| Synonym | triumph | |
| Broader | win | Be the winner in a contest or competition |
| Spanish | imponerse, prevalecer, triunfar | |
| Meaning | Use persuasion successfully. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents" | |
| Broader | persuade | Cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action |
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