prevail with

Variant of prevail

intransitive verb

  1. to gain the advantage or mastery; be victorious; triumph: often with over or against
  2. to produce or achieve the desired effect; be effective; succeed
  3. to be or become stronger or more widespread; predominate
  4. to exist widely; be prevalent

Origin: ME prevaylen < L praevalere < prae-, before (see pre-) + valere, to be strong: see value

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