Prevail and Vanquish

Prevail

Prevail verb - To achieve victory (as in a contest).

Vanquish and prevail are semantically related in score topic. In some cases you can use "Vanquish" instead a verb "Prevail", when it comes to topics like surmount.

Nearby Words: prevailing, prevalent

Vanquish

Vanquish verb - To bring under one's control by force of arms.
Usage example: vanquished nation after nation in his relentless conquest of Europe

Prevail and vanquish are semantically related in score topic. Sometimes you can use "Prevail" instead a verb "Vanquish", if it concerns topics such as surmount.

Nearby Words: vanquishing, vanquisher

Common collocations

time prevail time vanquish time
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