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