'Prevailing' definitions:
Definition of 'prevailing'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Most frequent or common; "prevailing winds" [syn: prevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant, rife]
Definition of 'Prevailing'
From: GCIDE
- Prevail \Pre*vail"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Prevailed; p. pr. & vb. n. Prevailing.] [F. pr['e]valoir, OF. prevaleir, L. praevalere; prae before + valere to be strong, able, or worth. See Valiant.]
- 1. To overcome; to gain the victory or superiority; to gain the advantage; to have the upper hand, or the mastery; to succeed; -- sometimes with over or against. [1913 Webster]
- When Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed, and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. --Ex. xvii. 11. [1913 Webster]
- So David prevailed over the Philistine. --1 Sam. xvii. 50. [1913 Webster]
- This kingdom could never prevail against the united power of England. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To be in force; to have effect, power, or influence; to be predominant; to have currency or prevalence; to obtain; as, the practice prevails this day. [1913 Webster]
- This custom makes the short-sighted bigots, and the warier skeptics, as far as it prevails. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To persuade or induce; -- with on, upon, or with; as, I prevailedon him to wait. [1913 Webster]
- He was prevailed with to restrain the Earl. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]
- Prevail upon some judicious friend to be your constant hearer, and allow him the utmost freedom. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Prevailing'
From: GCIDE
- Prevailing \Pre*vail"ing\, a.
- 1. Having superior force or influence; efficacious; persuasive. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Saints shall assist thee with prevailing prayers. --Rowe. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Predominant; prevalent; most general; as, the prevailing disease of a climate; a prevailing opinion. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Syn. See Prevalent. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'prevailing'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abounding,
- abundant,
- accidental,
- accompanying,
- accustomed,
- ado,
- affecting,
- affluent,
- afloat,
- afoot,
- all-sufficing,
- ample,
- aplenty,
- arch,
- ascendant,
- average,
- banner,
- besetting,
- bottomless,
- bounteous,
- bountiful,
- capital,
- cardinal,
- central,
- champion,
- chief,
- circumstantial,
- common,
- commonplace,
- conquering,
- conventional,
- copious,
- crowning,
- current,
- customary,
- defeating,
- diffuse,
- doing,
- dominant,
- dominating,
- effective,
- effectual,
- effuse,
- epidemic,
- eventuating,
- everyday,
- exhaustless,
- extravagant,
- exuberant,
- familiar,
- fat,
- fertile,
- first,
- flush,
- flushed with success,
- focal,
- forceful,
- foremost,
- full,
- galore,
- general,
- generous,
- going on,
- great,
- habitual,
- happening,
- headmost,
- hegemonic,
- household,
- in ascendancy,
- in hand,
- in plenty,
- in quantity,
- in the ascendant,
- in the wind,
- incidental,
- inexhaustible,
- influential,
- lavish,
- leading,
- liberal,
- luxuriant,
- magisterial,
- main,
- many,
- master,
- maximal,
- much,
- normal,
- normative,
- numerous,
- occasional,
- occurring,
- on,
- on foot,
- on the throne,
- ongoing,
- opulent,
- ordinary,
- overcoming,
- overflowing,
- overruling,
- pandemic,
- paramount,
- passing,
- plenitudinous,
- plenteous,
- plentiful,
- plenty,
- popular,
- potent,
- powerful,
- predominant,
- predominating,
- preeminent,
- prepollent,
- preponderant,
- prepotent,
- prescriptive,
- prevalent,
- primal,
- primary,
- prime,
- principal,
- prodigal,
- productive,
- profuse,
- profusive,
- rampant,
- ranking,
- regnant,
- regular,
- regulation,
- reigning,
- replete,
- resultant,
- rich,
- rife,
- riotous,
- routine,
- ruling,
- running,
- running over,
- sovereign,
- standard,
- star,
- stellar,
- stereotyped,
- stock,
- successful,
- superabundant,
- supereminent,
- swaying,
- taking place,
- teeming,
- telling,
- topflight,
- triumphal,
- triumphant,
- under way,
- universal,
- usual,
- vanquishing,
- vernacular,
- victorious,
- wealthy,
- well-found,
- well-furnished,
- well-provided,
- well-stocked,
- wholesale,
- widespread,
- winning,
- wonted