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prevail
verb
1 prevail
Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance.
synonyms: dominate, predominate, reign, rule.
Roget 33:
be superior
etc.
adj.;
exceed,
excel,
transcend;
outdo,
outbalance†,
outweigh,
outrank,
outrival,
out-Herod;
pass,
surpass,
get ahead of;
over-top,
override,
overpass,
overbalance,
overweigh,
overmatch;
top,
o'ertop,
cap,
beat,
cut out;
beat hollow;
outstrip
etc.
303;
eclipse,
throw into the shade,
take the shine out of,
outshine,
put one's nose out of joint;
have the upper hand,
have the whip hand of,
have the advantage;
turn the scale,
kick the beam;
play first fiddle
etc.
(importance)
642;
preponderate,
predominate,
prevail;
precede,
take precedence,
come first;
come to a head,
culminate;
beat all others,
etc.
bear the palm;
break the record;
take the cake [U.S.].
become larger,
render larger
etc.
(increase)
35,
(expand)
194.
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Roget 78:
be general
etc.
adj.;
prevail,
be going about,
stalk abroad.
render general
etc.
adj.;
generalize.
Roget 175:
have influence
etc.
n.;
be influential
etc.
adj.;
carry weight,
weigh,
tell;
have a hold upon,
magnetize,
bear upon,
gain a footing,
work upon;
take root,
take hold;
strike root in.
run through,
pervade;
prevail,
dominate,
predominate;
out weigh,
over weigh;
over-ride,
over-bear;
gain head;
rage;
be rife
etc.
adj.;
spread like wildfire;
have the upper hand,
get the upper hand,
gain the upper hand,
have full play,
get full play,
gain full play.
be recognized,
be listened to;
make one's voice heard,
gain a hearing;
play a part,
play a leading part,
play a leading part in;
take the lead,
pull the strings;
turn the scale,
throw one's weight into the scale;
set the fashion,
lead the dance.
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Roget 613:
be wont
etc.
adj..
fall into a rut,
fall into a custom
etc.
(conform to)
82;
tread the beaten track,
follow the beaten track,
tread the beaten path,
follow the beaten;
stare super antiquas vias [Lat.];
move in a rut,
run on in a groove,
go round like a horse in a mill,
go on in the old jog trot way.
habituate,
inure,
harden,
season,
caseharden;
accustom,
familiarize;
naturalize,
acclimatize;
keep one's hand in;
train
etc.
(educate)
537.
get into the way,
get into the knack of;
learn
etc.
539;
cling to,
adhere to;
repeat
etc.
104;
acquire a habit,
contract a habit,
fall into a habit,
acquire a trick,
contract a trick,
fall into a trick;
addict oneself to,
take to,
get into.
be habitual
etc.
adj.;
prevail;
come into use,
become a habit,
take root;
gain upon one,
grow upon one.
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Dutch: beheersen, controleren, domineren, heersen, overheersen, prevaleren
2 prevail
Be valid, applicable, or true.
synonyms: hold, obtain.
Roget 1:
exist,
be;
have being
etc.
n.;
subsist,
live,
breathe,
stand,
obtain,
be the case;
occur
etc.
(event)
151;
have place,
prevail;
find oneself,
pass the time,
vegetate.
consist in,
lie in;
be comprised in,
be contained in,
be constituted by.
come into existence
etc.
n.;
arise
etc.
(begin)
66;
come forth
etc.
(appear)
446.
become
etc.
(be converted)
144;
bring into existence
etc.
161.
abide,
continue,
endure,
last,
remain,
stay.
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3 prevail
4 prevail
Prove superior:
— The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight.
synonym: triumph.
Roget 731:
succeed;
be successful
etc.
adj.;
gain one's end,
gain one's ends;
crown with success.
gain a point,
attain a point,
carry a point,
secure a point,
win a point,
win an object;
get there [U.S.];
manage to,
contrive to;
accomplish
etc.
(effect)
(complete)
729;
do wonders,
work wonders;
make a go of it.
come off well,
come off successful,
come off with flying colors;
make short work of;
take by storm,
carry by storm;
bear away the bell;
win one's wings,
win one's spurs,
win the battle;
win the day,
carry the day,
gain the day,
gain the prize,
gain the palm;
have the best of it,
have it all one's own way,
have the game in one's owns hands,
have the ball at one's feet,
have one on the hop;
walk over the course;
carry all before one,
remain in possession of the field;
score a success.
speed;
make progress
etc.
(advance)
282;
win one's way,
make one's way,
work one's way,
find one's way;
strive to some purpose;
prosper
etc.
734;
drive a roaring trade;
make profit
etc.
(acquire)
775;
reap the fruits,
gather the fruits,
reap the benefit of,
reap the harvest;
strike oil [U.S.],
gain a windfall;
make one's fortune,
get in the harvest,
turn to good account;
turn to account
etc.
(use)
677.
triumph,
be triumphant;
gain a victory,
obtain a victory,
gain an advantage;
chain victory to one's car;
nail a coonskin to the wall.
surmount a difficulty,
overcome a difficulty,
get over a difficulty,
get over an obstacle
etc.
706;
se tirer d'affaire [Fr.];
make head against;
stem the torrent,
stem the tide,
stem the current;
weather the storm,
weather a point;
turn a corner,
keep one's head above water,
tide over;
master;
get the better of,
have the better of,
gain the better of,
gain the best of,
gain the upper hand,
gain the ascendancy,
gain the whip hand,
gain the start of;
distance;
surpass
etc.
(superiority)
33.
defeat,
conquer,
vanquish,
discomfit;
euchre;
overcome,
overthrow,
overpower,
overmaster,
overmatch,
overset†,
override,
overreach;
outwit,
outdo,
outflank,
outmaneuver,
outgeneral,
outvote;
take the wind out of one's adversary's sails;
beat,
beat hollow;
rout,
lick,
drub,
floor,
worst;
put down,
put to flight,
put to the rout,
put hors de combat [Fr.],
put out of court.
silence,
quell,
nonsuit†,
checkmate,
upset,
confound,
nonplus,
stalemate,
trump;
baffle
etc.
(hinder)
706;
circumvent,
elude;
trip up,
trip up the heels of;
drive into a corner,
drive to the wall;
run hard,
put one's nose out of joint.
settle,
do for;
break the neck of,
break the back of;
capsize,
sink,
shipwreck,
drown,
swamp;
subdue;
subjugate
etc.
(subject)
749;
reduce;
make the enemy bite the dust;
victimize,
roll in the dust,
trample under foot,
put an extinguisher upon.
answer,
answer the purpose;
avail,
prevail,
take effect,
do,
turn out well,
work well,
take,
tell,
bear fruit;
hit it,
hit the mark,
hit the right nail on the head;
nick it;
turn up trumps,
make a hit;
find one's account in.
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Dutch: triomferen, zegepralen, zegevieren
5 prevail
Use persuasion successfully.
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