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[ verb ] be larger in number, quantity, or importance
Synonyms Examples "Money reigns supreme here" "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood" Used in print (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)Thus , a low intensity of hypothalamic cortical discharges prevails in sleep and a high one during wakefulness , resulting in synchronous EEG potentials in the former and asynchrony in the latter condition . The emotional_states produced by drugs influence the cortical_potentials in a characteristic manner ; synchrony prevails in the EEG of the experimental animal after administration of tranquilizers , but asynchrony after application of analeptic and psychoactive_drugs . Related terms |
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[ verb ] be valid, applicable, or true
Examples "This theory still holds" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)A good feeling prevailed on the SMU coaching staff Monday , but attention quickly turned from Saturday 's victory to next week 's problem : Rice_University . (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)In child_care , the opposite extreme prevails ; procedures change rapidly and parental confidence probably exceeds anything warranted by established psychological theory . (J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...)Its function is to separate from the base ruled mass , among whom private ownership prevails , the governing warrior elite . (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)Alex suppressed those expressions of relief which offered to prevail in his face and escape from his throat ; unwarranted they were in_any_case for , as he stood facing the fille_de_chambre , his ears were assailed by new sounds from the interior of the shower_room . Related terms |
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[ verb ] continue to exist
Examples "These stories die hard" "The legend of Elvis endures" Used in print (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)Where such a value_system prevails , it always unifies all who possess it ; it enables members of the society to operate as a system . This is brought_out in the common religious ethos that prevails even in the denominationally diverse audiences at many secular semi-public and public occasions in the United_States ; and it is evidenced in the prayers offered , in the frequent religious allusions , and in the confirmation of points on religious grounds . Related terms |
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[ verb ] prove superior
Synonyms Examples "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight" Used in print (Bell I. Wiley, "Home Letters of Johnny Reb and Billy...)I insisted on takeing_the_field and prevailed - thinking that I had_better die by rebel bullets than [ by ] Union quackery '' . |
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[ verb ] use persuasion successfully
Examples "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents" Related terms |
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