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[prɪˈveɪl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- prove more powerful or superior
(e.g: it is hard for logic to prevail over emotion)
- persuade (someone) to do something
(e.g: she was prevailed upon to give an account of her work)
Phrases:
Origin
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late Middle English: from Latin praevalere ‘have greater power’, from prae ‘before’ + valere ‘have power’
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