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  1. prevail uponverb

    To convince; to persuade.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of prevail upon in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of prevail upon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of prevail upon in a Sentence

  1. Yumi Hogan:

    ' I don't even have enough tests for my immune-compromised patients or for my staff,' he said. He wondered if I might prevail upon Johns Hopkins, whose Suburban Hospital is across the street from National Institutes of Health, to do some testing for him, i could only shake my head at Johns Hopkins. The federal government -- a much bigger and better-funded institution, with tens of thousands of scientists and physicians in the civil service -- wanted my help !

  2. Democratic Senator Chris Murphy:

    No guarantee that those amendments pass but we'll have some time to ... prevail upon members to take these measures and turn them into law.


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