prevail

To prove more powerful than opposing forces; to be victorious; to be widespread or current; to persuade someone to do something.

• prevailing/prɪˈveɪlɪŋ/(adj)盛行的
• prevalence/ˈprɛvələns/(n)普遍

• prevail over
• prevail upon
• prevailing wind
• justice prevails
• prevailing view
• common sense prevailed

1. 1.After a gruelling legal battle, the plaintiffs finally prevailed in court. (win)
2. 2.The prevailing view among economists is that moderate inflation is preferable to deflation. (widespread, dominant)

• triumph/ˈtraɪʌmf/— to achieve victory — more dramatic
• dominate/ˈdɒmɪneɪt/— to have the most influence
• succeed/səkˈsiːd/— to achieve a goal — more neutral

from Latin "praevalere" (to be stronger) — prae- (before, above) + valere (to be strong)