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Adjective prevailing has 2 senses
- prevailing, predominant - most frequent or common; "prevailing winds"
Antonym: infrequent (indirect, via frequent)
- prevailing, prevalent, rife - encountered generally especially at the present time; "the prevailing opinion was that a trade war could be averted"; "the most prevalent religion in our area"; "speculation concerning the books author was rife"
Antonym: noncurrent (indirect, via current)
Verb prevail has 5 senses
- predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevail - be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
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- prevail, hold, obtain - be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds"
--2 is one way to exist, be
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- prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure - continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
--3 is one way to continue
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- prevail, triumph - prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight"
--4 is one way to win
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- prevail - use persuasion successfully; "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents"
--5 is one way to persuade
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