1. Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
   "Hispanics prevail in this neighbourhood";
   - predominate, dominate, rule, reign
    
2. Overcome or defeat
   "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight";
   - triumph
    
3. Be valid, applicable, or true
   "This theory still prevails";
   - hold, obtain
    
4. Continue or remain in existence, esp. despite time, difficulty or opposition
   "These stories prevail";
   - persist, die hard, run, endure
    
5. Use persuasion successfully
   "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents"

Derived forms: prevailed, prevailing, prevails

Type of: be, continue, exist, interact, persuade, win

Encyclopedia: Prevail