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verb
1. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance (Freq. 6)
- Money reigns supreme here
- Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood
Syn:
predominate, dominate, rule, reign
Derivationally related forms:
prevalence, reign (for: reign), predominant (for: predominate), predomination (for: predominate), predominance (for: predominate)
Hyponyms:
override, overarch, preponderate, outweigh, overbalance, outbalance
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
2. continue to exist (Freq. 5)
- These stories die hard
- The legend of Elvis endures
Syn:
persist, die hard, run, endure
Derivationally related forms:
diehard (for: die hard), persistent (for: persist), prevalence, prevalent
Hypernyms:
continue
Hyponyms:
carry over, reverberate
Verb Group:
run
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
3. be valid, applicable, or true (Freq. 5)
- This theory still holds
Syn:
hold, obtain
Hypernyms:
exist, be
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
4. prove superior (Freq. 2)
- The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight
Syn:
triumph
Derivationally related forms:
triumphant (for: triumph), triumph (for: triumph)
Hypernyms:
win
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
5. use persuasion successfully
- He prevailed upon her to visit his parents
Hypernyms:
persuade
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP

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