Hyphenation of prevail

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word prevail? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

pre-vail

Definitions of prevail:

1.	Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance Money reigns supreme here Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood
2.	Be valid, applicable, or true This theory still holds
3.	Continue to exist These stories die hard The legend of Elvis endures
4.	Prove superior The champion prevailed
5.	Though it was a hard fight
6.	Use persuasion successfully He prevailed upon her to visit his parents

Synonyms of prevail:

verb	predominate, dominate, rule, reign
verb	hold, obtain, exist, be
verb	persist, die hard, run, endure, continue
verb	triumph, win
verb	persuade

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Hyphenator

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