Prevail
WordNet
verb
(1) Use persuasion successfully
"He prevailed upon her to visit his parents"
(2) Prove superior
"The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight"
(3) Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
"Money reigns supreme here"
"Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
(4) Continue to exist
"These stories die hard"
"The legend of Elvis endures"
(5) Be valid, applicable, or true
"This theory still holds"
WiktionaryText
Verb
- To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others.
- Red colour prevails in the Canadian flag.
- To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence.
- In his day and age, such practices prevailed all over Europe.
- To succeed in persuading or inducing.
- I prevailed on him to wait.
Quotations
to be superior in strength, Exodus 17:11
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- And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.