Verb

• S: (v) predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevail (be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance) "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
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• S: (v) prevail, hold, obtain (be valid, applicable, or true) "This theory still holds"
• S: (v) prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure (continue to exist) "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
• S: (v) prevail, triumph (prove superior) "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight"
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• S: (v) win (be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious) "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game"
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• S: (v) prevail (use persuasion successfully) "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents"
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• S: (v) persuade (cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm) "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"
• S: (v) induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make (cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner) "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
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• Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
• [Applies to induce, stimulate, cause, get] Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
• [Applies to induce] They induce him to write the letter
• [Applies to stimulate] They stimulate him to write the letter
• [Applies to cause] They cause him to write the letter
• [Applies to get] They get him to write the letter
• [Applies to make] They make him to write the letter
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