PREVAIL
\pɹɪvˈe͡ɪl], \pɹɪvˈeɪl], \p_ɹ_ɪ_v_ˈeɪ_l]\
Definitions of PREVAIL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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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To be in force; to have effect, power, or influence; to be predominant; to have currency or prevalence; to obtain; as, the practice prevails this day.
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To persuade or induce; -- with on, upon, or with; as, I prevailedon him to wait.
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That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various societies; the rules governing a school; a rule of etiquette or propriety; the rules of cricket.
By Oddity Software
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That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various societies; the rules governing a school; a rule of etiquette or propriety; the rules of cricket.
By Noah Webster.
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To overcome; gain the advantage; obtain influence or superiority; continue in force; as, the custom prevails widely; persuade: with on.
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Prevailing.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To be very powerful: to have influence or effect: to overcome: to gain the advantage: to be in force: to succeed.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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