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prevalecer

to prevail

verb preh-bah-leh-SEHR Rare
People & Society Politics

Origin: From Latin 'praevalere', to have greater power.

Also means

to predominate

Usage Note

Prevalecer is an intransitive verb meaning to gain the upper hand or be more common; it typically takes sobre ('over'): prevalece sobre los demás. It follows the irregular -zco pattern in the first-person present: prevalezco. It is formal and frequent in legal, political, and journalistic writing.

Examples

"Al final, la justicia prevaleció."

Natural Translation

In the end, justice prevailed.

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