Prevail means to successfully persuade someone of something. If you were a Presidential advisor and you convinced him to make a National Day of Pet Appreciation, then you prevailed upon him to recognize pets.
imp. & p. p.
of Prevail
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Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the world, an hereditary monarchy seems to present the fairest scope for ridicule.
In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.
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Other Usage ExamplesIn Thailand's history there have been dissensions from time to time, but in general, unity has prevailed.
The exact measure of the progress of civilization is the degree in which the intelligence of the common mind has prevailed over wealth and brute force.
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