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prevail upon

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Stunned, the men quickly looked away and sent a female ultra-Orthodox contingent to prevail upon Hashkes to get dressed and go.

As soon as he came to think of it, after Lopez had left him, he could not prevail upon himself to forgive himself for his folly.

It was impossible to prevail upon Marriott to explain herself more distinctly.

This last enigmatical sentence Belinda could not prevail upon Lady Delacour to explain.

Finding himself unable to prevail upon her to stay, he obtains permission to accompany her.

Indeed, nothing but the stern call of immediate duty would prevail upon them to relinquish a task so pleasant.

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On this page you'll find 24 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to prevail upon/prevail on, such as: affect, argue into, bring around, convince, crack, and dispose.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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