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Latin
Etymology
From prae- (“before”) + valeō (“be able or powerful”).
Pronunciation
Verb
praevaleō (present infinitive praevalēre, perfect active praevaluī, supine praevalitum); second conjugation, no passive
- to be very able or more able; to be superior, prevail
- Synonyms: polleo, possum, queō, valeō, vigeō
- Antonym: nequeō
- magna est veritas et praevalebit ― Great is the truth and it shall prevail
- (law) to be settled or established
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References
- “praevaleo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “praevaleo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praevaleo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “prevail”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.