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prevails upon
verb as in persuade, influence
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Nor has he ever understood the code of honour which prevails upon the sea.
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He knew the fine distinction between drama and tragedy, the tragedy which nature prevails upon the sensitive to accept.
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Lucius then prevails upon Palaestra to let him attempt the same transformation.
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Golaud prevails upon her to go with him—the night is coming on, and she cannot remain alone in the forest.
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In some of the ballads the treacherous seducer is an enchanter, who prevails upon the maid to go with him by the power of a spell.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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