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prevail (up)on someone or something (to do something) to appeal to someone or a group to do something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) I will prevail upon her to attend the meeting. I prevailed on the committee to no avail. See also: prevail prevail on somebody (to do something) also prevail upon somebody (to do something) to persuade someone to do something My father prevailed on some friends to let us stay with them for a few days. The TV network prevailed upon the organizers of the track and field championships to schedule the 100-meter final for Sunday afternoon. See also: prevail How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He is, if possible, to prevail on Miss Summers to let Frederica continue with her; and if he cannot succeed, to bring her to Churchhill for the present, till some other situation can be found for her. The scene that followed was so painful that I cannot prevail on myself to return to it in these pages. And this, as I could not prevail on any of my actors to speak, I myself was obliged to declare. |
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