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to prevail on
/pɹɪvˈeɪl ˈɑːn/
/pɹɪvˈeɪl ˈɒn/
prevail uponto prevail on
01
to persuade and convince a person to do something
Examples
She managed to prevail on her friend to join the charity event.
The manager prevailed on the team to stay late and finish the project.
