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prevailing |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb prevail 2 of 5 senses of prevail Sense 1 predominate, dominate, rule reign, prevail => override => redound => overarch => preponderate, outweigh, overbalance, outbalance Sense 3 prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure => carry over Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb prevail 2 of 5 senses of prevail Sense 1 predominate, dominate, rule reign, prevail => override => redound => overarch => preponderate, outweigh, overbalance, outbalance Sense 3 prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure => carry over Entailment of verb prevail Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb prevail 5 senses of prevail Sense 1 predominate, dominate, rule reign, prevail Sense 2 prevail, hold obtain => exist, be Sense 3 prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure => continue Sense 4 prevail, triumph => win Sense 5 prevail => persuade Familiarity of verb prevail prevail used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb prevail Sense 1 predominate, dominate, rule reign, prevail -------------- Sense 2 prevail, hold obtain => exist, be -------------- Sense 3 prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure => continue -------------- Sense 4 prevail, triumph => win -------------- Sense 5 prevail => persuade -------------- Grep of noun prevailing prevailing party prevailing westerly prevailing wind Overview of verb prevail The verb prevail has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (6) predominate, dominate, rule reign, prevail -- (be larger in number, quantity, or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood") 2. (5) prevail, hold obtain -- (be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds") 3. (5) prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure -- (continue to exist; "These stories die hard") 4. (2) prevail, triumph -- (prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight") 5. prevail -- (use persuasion successfully; "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents") Overview of adj prevailing The adj prevailing has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) prevailing, predominant -- (most frequent or common; "prevailing winds") 2. (1) 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") Antonyms of adj prevailing 2 senses of prevailing Sense 1 prevailing, predominant INDIRECT (VIA frequent) -> infrequent Sense 2 prevailing, prevalent, rife INDIRECT (VIA current) -> noncurrent Similarity of adj prevailing 2 senses of prevailing Sense 1 prevailing, predominant => frequent (vs. infrequent) Sense 2 prevailing, prevalent, rife => current (vs. noncurrent) Attributes of adj prevailing Familiarity of adj prevailing prevailing used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj prevailing prevailing Overview of verb prevail The verb prevail has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (6) predominate, dominate, rule reign, prevail -- (be larger in number, quantity, or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood") 2. (5) prevail, hold obtain -- (be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds") 3. (5) prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure -- (continue to exist; "These stories die hard") 4. (2) prevail, triumph -- (prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight") 5. prevail -- (use persuasion successfully; "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents") Overview of adj prevailing The adj prevailing has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) prevailing, predominant -- (most frequent or common; "prevailing winds") 2. (1) 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")
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