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  • 1 prevail

    [pri'veil]
    1) ((with over or against) to win or succeed: With God's help we shall prevail over sin and wickedness; Truth must prevail in the end.) υπερισχύω
    2) (to be most usual or common: This mistaken belief still prevails in some parts of the country.) κυριαρχώ,επικρατώ
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    - prevalent
    - prevalence
    - prevail on
    - upon

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  • 2 Prevail

    v. intrans.
    Gain the victory: P. and V. νικᾶν, κρατεῖν, Ar. and P. ἐπικρατεῖν.
    Get one's way: P. and V. κρατεῖν, νικᾶν.
    Be frequent: P. κατέχειν (Thuc. 3, 89), ἐπέχειν.
    Be current: P. and V. κρατεῖν, ἰσχύειν, V. πληθύειν, P. ἐπικρατεῖν, περιτρέχειν, διαφέρειν (Thuc. 3, 83).
    Be strong: P. and V. κρατεῖν, ἰσχύειν.
    Be superior: P. and V. κρατεῖν, ὑπερβάλλειν, ὑπερφέρειν, προὔχειν, ὑπερέχειν, V. ὑπερτρέχειν.
    Prevail over: P. and V. νικᾶν (acc.), κρατεῖν (acc. or gen.), Ar. and V. ἐπικρατεῖν (gen.), V. ὑπερβάλλεσθαι, P. πλεονεκτεῖν (gen.).
    Prevail upon: P. and V. πείθειν (acc.), ἀναπείθειν (acc.), V. ἐκπείθειν (acc.); see Persuade.

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  • 3 prevail on

    (to persuade: Can I prevail on you to stay for supper?) πείθω,καταφέρνω

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  • 4 prevail

    1) επικρατώ
    2) υπερισχύω

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  • 5 Rampant

    adj.
    Wanton: P. ὑβριστικός, V. κριθῶν, ὑβριστής (used adjectivally).
    Excessive: P. ὑπέρμετρος.
    Be rampant, prevail, v.: P. and V. κρατεῖν; see Prevail.

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  • 6 Rule

    subs.
    Rod for measuring: P. and V. κανών, ὁ.
    Rule of conduct: P. and V. κανών, ὁ, ὅρος, ὁ.
    Law: P. and V. νόμος, ὁ, θεσμός, ὁ (rare P.).
    War never proceeds by rule of thumb: P. ἥκιστα πόλεμος ἐπὶ ῥητοῖς χωρεῖ (Thuc. 1. 122).
    Standard: P. and V. κανών, ὁ, P. κριτήριον, τό.
    As a rule: see Generally.
    Government, power: P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ, κράτος, τό, δυναστεία, ἡ, V. σκῆπτρον, τό, or pl., θρόνος, ὁ, or pl.
    Kingship: Ar. and P. βασιλεία, ἡ, P. and V. μοναρχία, ἡ (rare P.), P. and V. τυραννίς, ἡ.
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    v. trans.
    Trace, draw: use P. ἄγειν ( Aristotle).
    Check: P. and V. κατέχειν, ἐπέχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.), V. ἐπίσχειν (rare P.).
    Govern: P. and V. ἄρχειν (gen. V. also dat.). κρατεῖν (gen.), κοσμεῖν, V. κρατύνειν (gen.), εὐθύνειν. ναυκληρεῖν, κραίνειν (gen.).
    Rule over as king: P. and V. τυραννεύειν (gen.), βασιλεύειν (gen.) (Eur., El. 12), δεσπόζειν (gen. or acc., Eur., H.F. 28) (Plat. but rare P.), V. ἀνάσσειν (gen.), κοιρανεῖν (gen.), ταγεῖν (gen.), Ar. and V. τυραννεῖν (absol.).
    Rule among: P. and V. ἐνδυναστεύειν (dat. on P. παρά, dat.).
    Administer: P. and V. οἰκεῖν, νέμειν (Thuc. 8, 70), κυβερνᾶν, Ar. and P. διοικεῖν, ταμιεύειν, μεταχειρίζεσθαι, P. διαχειρίζειν, διακυβερνᾶν (Plat.), V. νωμᾶν.
    Be current prevail: P. and V. κρατεῖν; see Prevail.
    The ruling price: P. ἡ καθεστηκυῖα τιμή.
    Rule out of court: P. ἀπογιγνώσκειν.
    Quash: Ar. and P. διαγράφειν.

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  • 7 Ascendant

    In the ascendant: use adj. P. καθυπέρτερος, V. ὑπέρτερος.
    Be in the ascendant, v.: P. and V. κρατεῖν; see Prevail.

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  • 8 Cause

    subs.
    P. and V. αἰτία, ἡ, Ar. and P. αἴτιον, τό.
    Occasion: P. and V. ἀφορμή, ἡ.
    First cause, origin: P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ.
    Cause at law: P. and V. ἀγών, ὁ, δίκη, ἡ.
    Source, root: P. and V. πηγή, ἡ, ῥίζα, ἡ.
    The cause of: use adj., P. and V. αἴτιος (gen.).
    Of these things I am the cause: V. τῶνδʼ ἐγὼ παραίτιος (Æsch., frag.).
    Joint cause of: use adj.: P. and V. συναίτιος (gen.).
    From what cause: V. ἐκ τίνος λόγου; see Why.
    The common cause: P. and V. τὸ κοινόν.
    Make common cause with, v.: P. κοινολογεῖσθαι (dat.), κοινῷ λόγῳ χρῆσθαι πρός (acc.).
    Making common cause with your father: V. κοινόφρων πατρί (Eur., Ion, 577).
    Her cause is in the hands of her parents and friends: V. τῇ δʼ ἐν γονεῦσι καὶ φίλοις τὰ πράγματα (Eur., And. 676).
    If the cause of the Medes should prevail: P. εἰ τὰ τοῦ Μήδου κρατήσειε (Thuc. 3, 62).
    Ruin one's cause: P. ἀπολλύναι τὰ πράγματα (Thuc. 8, 75).
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    v. trans.
    Be cause of: P. and V. αἴτιος εἶναι (gen.).
    Produce: P. and V. γεννᾶν, τίκτειν (Plat.), ποιεῖν, V. φυτεύειν, τεύχειν, P. ἀπεργάζεσθαι; see also Contrive.
    Cause to do a thing: P. and V. ποιεῖν (acc. and infin.).
    Cause a thing to be done: P. ἐπιμέλεσθαι ὅπως τι γενήσεται.
    Start, set in motion: P. and V. κινεῖν.

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  • 9 Obtain

    v. trans.
    P. and V. κτᾶσθαι, κατακτᾶσθαι, λαμβάνειν; see also Receive.
    Win for oneself: P. and V. φέρεσθαι, ἐκφέρεσθαι, κομίζεσθαι, εὑρίσκεσθαι, Ar. and V. φέρειν (also Plat. but rare P.), εὑρίσκειν, V. ἄρνυσθαι (also Plat. but rare P.), ἀνύτεσθαι; see Win.
    Meet with: P. and V. τυγχάνειν (gen.), προστυγχάνειν (gen. or dat.) (Plat.), Ar. and V. κυρεῖν (gen.).
    Obtain something for a person: see Secure.
    Obtain by lot or destiny: P. and V. λαγχάνειν (acc.), διαλαγχάνειν (acc.) (Plat.), κληροῦσθαι (acc. or gen.), V. ἀπολαγχάνειν (acc.), Ar. and V. ἐκλαγχάνειν (acc.).
    Obtain in addition: P. and V. ἐπικτᾶσθαι, προσλαμβάνειν, P. προσκτᾶσθαι.
    Obtain in return: P. ἀντιτυγχάνειν (gen.).
    Help to obtain: P. συγκτᾶσθαί (τινι), συγκατακτᾶσθαί (τινί τι).
    V. intrans. The report obtains: P, ὁ λόγος κατέχει; see Prevail.

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  • 10 Order

    subs.
    Regularity: P. and V. κόσμος, ὁ.
    Arrangement: P. and V. τάξις, ἡ, P. διάταξις, ἡ.
    Order of battle: P. and V. τάξις, ἡ, P. παράταξις, ἡ.
    In good order: use adj., P. and V. εὐτάκτως.
    Retreat in good order: P. συντεταγμένοι ἐπαναχωρεῖν.
    Draw up in order of battle: P. παρατάσσεσθαι (mid.) (acc.).
    Be drawn up in order of battle: Ar. and P. παρατάσσεσθαι (pass.).
    They drew up in order against one another: P. ἀντιπαρετάσσοντο.
    In order, in succession: P. and V. ἐφεξῆς, ἑξῆς.
    Action, though in order of time subsequent to speaking and voting, in importance is prior and superior: P. τὸ πράσσειν τοῦ λέγειν καὶ χειροτονεῖν ὕστερον ὂν τῇ τάξει πρότερον τῇ δυνάμει καὶ κρεῖσσόν ἐστι (Dem. 32).
    Tell in order, v.: V. στοιχηγορεῖν (acc.).
    In order that: P. and V. ὅπως (subj. or opt.), ἵνα (subj. or opt.), ὡς (subj. or opt.).
    Bring to order: P. and V. ῥυθμίζειν (Plat.), σωφρονίζειν, Ar. and V. ἁρμόζειν.
    Be the order of the day: P. and V. κρατεῖν, P. ἐπικρατεῖν; see Prevail.
    I am loyal to the established order: P. εὔνους εἰμὶ τοῖς καθεστηκόσι πράγμασι (Lys. 145).
    Class, kind: P. and V. γένος, τό, P. ἔθνος, τό.
    Social division: P. and V. μερίς, ἡ.
    Command: P. πρόσταγμα, τό, ἐπίταγμα, τό, V. ἐντολή, ἡ (Plat. also but rare P.), κέλευσμα, τό, κελευσμός, ὁ, ἐφετμή, ἡ, ἐπιστολαί, αἱ.
    Public command: P. πρόρρησις, ἡ.
    Give public orders: P. and V. προειπεῖν; see Proclaim.
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    v. trans.
    Regulate: P. and V. κοσμεῖν, τάσσειν, συντάσσειν, Ar. and P. διατιθέναι, P. διακοσμεῖν, διατάσσειν, V. στοιχίζειν, διαστοιχίζεσθαι; see also Arrange.
    Order aright: P. and V. εὖ τιθέναι (or mid.), καλῶς τιθέναι (or mid.).
    Order justly: V. δικαίως τιθέναι.
    Command: P. and V. κελεύειν (τινά τι), ἐπιστέλλειν (τινί τι). ἐπιτάσσειν (τινί τι), προστάσσειν (τινί τι), ἐπισκήπτειν (τινί τι), Ar. and V. ἐφίεσθαι (τινί τι); see Command.
    Prescribe: P. and V. ἐξηγεῖσθαι.
    Give signal to: P. and V. σημαίνειν (dat.).
    Order about domineer over: P. and V. δεσπόζειν (gen. V. also acc.).
    Join in ordering: P. and V. συγκελεύειν (absol.).

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  • 11 Predominate

    v. intrans.
    P. and V. κρατεῖν; see Prevail.

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  • 12 Preponderate

    v. intrans.
    Exceed: P. and V. ὑπερβάλλειν.
    Prevail: P. and V. κρατεῖν, Ar. and P. ἐπικρατεῖν.

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