prevail
verb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
Money reigns supreme here
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Sense 2 verb
be valid, applicable, or true
This theory still holds
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Sense 3 verb
continue to exist
These stories die hard
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Sense 4 verb
prove superior
The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight
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Sense 5 verb
use persuasion successfully
He prevailed upon her to visit his parents
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | preponderance |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | predomination |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | reign |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rife |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | override |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | overarch |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | overbalance |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | exist |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | prevalence |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | traditionalist |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | rife |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | persistent |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | run |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | continue |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | carry over |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | reverberate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | victory |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | triumphant |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | win |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | persuade |