prevail
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(verb) use persuasion successfully; "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents" |
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Related Words: persuade |
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(verb) prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight" |
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Synonyms: triumph |
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Related Words: win |
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| 3. |
(verb) cease to exist after resistance or a struggle; "These stories die hard" |
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Synonyms: die hard, endure, persist, run |
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Related Words: carry over, continue |
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(verb) be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds" |
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Synonyms: hold, obtain |
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Related Words: be, exist |
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(verb) be larger in number, quantity, or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood" |
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Synonyms: dominate, predominate, reign, rule |
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Related Words: outbalance, outweigh, overarch, overbalance, preponderate, redound |
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