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