verb (v)

• be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance(verb.stative)

  Synonym:
  dominate, predominate, reign, rule
  

  source: wordnet30
• be valid, applicable, or true(verb.stative)

  Synonym:
  hold, obtain
  

  source: wordnet30
• continue to exist(verb.stative)

  Synonym:
  die hard, endure, persist, run
  

  source: wordnet30
• prove superior(verb.competition)

  Example:
  The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight.
  

  Synonym:
  triumph
  

  source: wordnet30
• use persuasion successfully(verb.communication)

  Example:
  He prevailed upon her to visit his parents.
  

  source: wordnet30
• To overcome; to gain the victory or superiority; to gain the advantage; to have the upper hand, or the mastery; to succeed; -- sometimes with over or against.(verb)

  source: webster1913