Prevail upon
Persuade is a synonym for prevail upon. In some cases you can use "Persuade" instead a verb "Prevail upon".
Persuade
Persuade verb - To cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request.
Usage example: he persuaded his teachers to grant an extension
Prevail upon is a synonym for persuade in talk into topic. You can use "Prevail upon" instead a verb "Persuade", if it concerns topics such as convince to do.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- urge and prevail upon
- urge and persuade
- move and prevail upon
- move and persuade
- entice and prevail upon
- entice and persuade
- satisfy and prevail upon
- satisfy and persuade
- reason and prevail upon
- reason and persuade
- incline and prevail upon
- incline and persuade
- influence and prevail upon
- influence and persuade
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