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prevailed

VERB

dominate, control

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abound beat overcome prove reign succeed triumph win

STRONG

best carry command conquer domineer gain master obtain overrule predominate preponderate

WEAK

be common be current be prevalent be usual be victorious be widespread come out on top exist generally get there go great guns go places hit pay dirt luck out make it make out move out take off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail forfeit lose surrender

STRONG

follow give up yield

Example Sentences

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Prevailed on partly by his urgency, and partly by a fear of displeasing him by further resistance, I now took out my glass as often as he filled it.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXII by Wilson, John Mackay

Prevailed on by the Kindness of the Chiefs to defer our Departure.

From A Voyage to the South Sea For The Purpose Of Conveying The Bread-Fruit Tree To The West Indies, Including An Account Of The Mutiny On Board The Ship by Bligh, William

Prevailed on one of the females to sing: thought it a Catholic chant in the Indian language.

From A Journey to America in 1834 by Heywood, Robert

Prevailed over the issues of life and death.

From Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study by Leonard, Arthur Glyn