Prevail - Definition

v 1: be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance;
"Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this
neighborhood" [syn: predominate, dominate, rule,
reign, prevail]
2: be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds"
[syn: prevail, hold, obtain]
3: continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of
Elvis endures" [syn: prevail, persist, die hard, run,
endure]
4: prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard
fight" [syn: prevail, triumph]
5: use persuasion successfully; "He prevailed upon her to visit
his parents"