What is another word for prevail upon?

Pronunciation: [pɹɪvˈe͡ɪl əpˌɒn] (IPA)

Prevail upon is a phrase commonly used to describe the act of persuading someone to do something. However, there are many other synonyms that can be used to convey the same meaning, such as convince, coax, cajole, or influence. Each of these words implies a slightly different level of persuasion, ranging from gentle coaxing to forceful influencing. Other related words include urge, prompt, encourage, and sway. All of these words are useful in different contexts and can help to convey a sense of urgency, or the need to convince someone to take a particular course of action.

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What are the hypernyms for Prevail upon?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Prevail upon

  • We allow our ignorance to prevail upon us and make us think we can survive alone, alone in patches, alone in groups, alone in races, even alone in genders.
    Maya Angelou
  • The rest to some faint meaning make pretense, But Shadwell never deviates into sense. Some beams of wit on other souls may fall, Strike through and make a lucid interval; But Shadwell's genuine night admits no ray, His rising fogs prevail upon the day.
    John Dryden

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