prevail upon

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prevail upon

verb prevails upon · prevailing upon · prevailed upon · prevail on

idiomatic To convince; to persuade. Perhaps I can prevail upon him to change his mind.
Similar: bring round, win over, convict, convince, draw, gain over, persuade, pimp, prevail upon, procure, push, suade

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@misc{prevail_upon_2026,
  title = {prevail upon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prevail%20upon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}