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PREVAIL

Definition:

[verb] be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
Synonyms: predominate, dominate, rule, reign
[verb] be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds"
Synonyms: hold, obtain
[verb] continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
Synonyms: persist, die hard, run, endure
[verb] prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight"
Synonyms: triumph
[verb] use persuasion successfully; "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents"