prevailing
adjective
[ prɪˈveɪlɪŋ ]
• existing at a particular time; current.
• "the unfavourable prevailing economic conditions"
prevail
verb
• prove more powerful or superior.
• "it is hard for logic to prevail over emotion"
Similar:
win,
win out,
win through,
triumph,
be victorious,
be the victor,
gain the victory,
carry the day,
carry all before one,
finish first,
come out ahead,
come out on top,
succeed,
prove superior,
conquer,
overcome,
gain/achieve mastery,
gain ascendancy,
take the crown,
gain the palm,
rule,
reign,
• persuade (someone) to do something.
• "she was prevailed upon to give an account of her work"
Similar:
persuade,
induce,
talk someone into,
coax,
convince,
make,
get,
press someone into,
win someone over,
sway,
bring someone round,
argue someone into,
urge,
pressure someone into,
pressurize someone into,
bring pressure to bear on,
coerce,
influence,
prompt,
inveigle,
entice,
tempt,
lure,
cajole,
wheedle someone into,
get round,
prod someone into,
reason someone into,
procure,
sweet-talk,
soft-soap,
twist someone's arm,
smooth-talk,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin praevalere ‘have greater power’, from prae ‘before’ + valere ‘have power’.
