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    [Verb]  | "pre*vail" | \ pri-ˈvāl \


    1: to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph

    2: to be or become effective or effectual

    3: to use persuasion successfully

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Latin praevalēre, from prae- pre- + valēre to be strong {mat|wield|};

    [Noun]  | "prevailing wind" 


    1: the usual wind in an area or region —used to refer to the direction of the wind

    [Adjective]  | "prevailing" 


    1: accepted, used, or practiced by most people;


      * e.g., " ... the principal disagrees with the prevailing attitude toward corporal punishment "




    2: held by or applicable to a majority of the people;


      * e.g., " ... the prevailing custom here is to leave one's doors unlocked "




    [Verb]  | "prevailing" 


    1: to achieve victory (as in a contest);


      * e.g., " ... we shall prevail despite the overwhelming odds "




    2: to continue to operate or to meet one's needs;


      * e.g., " ... a custom that still prevails in many areas of Africa "




    [Verb]  | "prevail" 


    1: to achieve victory (as in a contest);


      * e.g., " ... we shall prevail despite the overwhelming odds "



    •  Antonyms : 

    •  lose




    2: to continue to operate or to meet one's needs;


      * e.g., " ... a custom that still prevails in many areas of Africa "




    [Verb]  | "prevail (on or upon)" 


    1: to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests;


      * e.g., " ... we prevailed on him to sing in front of all his friends "



    •  Antonyms : 

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    [Verb]  | "prevail (over)" 


    1: to achieve a victory over;


      * e.g., " ... prevailed over their traditional rivals for the first time in years "




    [Verb]  | "prevailing (upon)" 


     [ "prevailing" ]

    1: existing in a particular place or at a particular time

      * e.g.,  ... it`s the prevailing idea 

     [ "Prevaility" ]

    1: moment of basking in once what has prevailed moments before.

      * e.g.,  ... I am in prevaility of my latest achievement of building a masterpiece. 

     [ "Prevail" ]

    1: To come through; to succeed.

      * e.g.,  ... Gregory was far behind Frank, but ended up prevailing thanks to a second wind on the last lap. 

     [ "Slaughter To Prevail" ]

    1: Slaughter to Prevail are a Russian deathcore band. They released their debut EP "Chapters of Misery", in 201 In 2016, they signed to Sumerian Records; followed by a new edition of Chapters of Misery, and their debut album "Misery Sermon" on May 5, 201 The band are currently touring on the summer slaughter tour, and expected to go big.

      * e.g.,  ... "You listen to deathcore? isn't that just noise" 

     [ "Fail to Prevail" ]

    1: when someone tries really hard to beat you at something but fail miserably almost as bad as an epic fail

      * e.g.,  ... person: ha ha take this (fire ball) me: (counter attack, deflect fire ball at person) person: auh SHIT!....(dies) me: You fail to prevail 

     [ "I Prevail" ]

    1: I prevail are a American metalcore band formed in Southfield, Michigan established in 201 They were made famous for their Taylor Swift "blank space" cover with over 70 million views. Their debut EP "Heart Vs Mind" was released 2015 and their debut album "lifelines" 2016

      * e.g.,  ... "Yo you like I prevail?" "Yeah man they're beast" 

     [ "omelet PREVAIL" ]

    1: omelets are yummy

      * e.g.,  ... (blah) omelet PREVAIL!! (blah) 

     [ "Prevail" ]

    1: Minecraft YouTuber with over 11,000 Subscribers who blew up from his Trolling videos.

      * e.g.,  ... Prevail is awesome 

     [ "physics prevails" ]

    1: when a nerdy loser is watching some type of athletic event, such as a football or basketball game, and when a pass is caught or a shot is made, they say "physics prevails"

      * e.g.,  ... Announcer, "The Falcons made scored on a 73 yard pass and came back from a 4 point deficit!" 

     [ "Darkness Prevails" ]

    1: Darkness Prevails is a Youtuber that mostly makes Creepy Pasta reading videos and stories from his Subscribers.

      * e.g.,  ... "Hey, did you watch Darkness Prevails new video yesterday?" 

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