prevail
prevail is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.So David prevailed over the Philistine. 1 Sam. xvii.
- 2.This kingdom could never prevail against the united power of England. Swift.
- 3.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. This custom makes the short-sighted bigots, and the warier skeptics, as far as it prevails. Locke.
- 4.To persuade or induce; -- with on, upon, or with; as, I prevailedon him to wait. He was prevailed with to restrain the Earl. Clarendon. Prevail upon some judicious friend to be your constant hearer, and allow him the utmost freedom. Swift.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- about
- abroad
- all
- always
- and
- anybody
- average
- besetting
- better
- broad
- catholic
- catholical
- catholicism
- catholicity
- collective
- common
- comprehensive
- covered
- customary
- dispersed
- dragnet
- ecumenical
- encyclopedical
- epidemic
- every
- everybody
- everyone
- for
- general
- generality
- generalization
- generalize
- generally
- generic
- going
- habitual
- his
- impersonal
- long
- man
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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