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pre·vail upon
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prevail uponverb
To convince; to persuade.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of prevail upon in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of prevail upon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of prevail upon in a Sentence
' 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 !
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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