Prevail vs Infusion - What's the difference?
prevail | infusion |
As a verb prevail is to be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others. As a noun infusion is tea ( infusion made from herbs).
prevail English
Verb
( en verb)
To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others.
- Red colour prevails in the Canadian flag.
* , Exodus 17:11
- And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed'; and when he let down his hand, Amalek ' prevailed .
To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence.
- In his day and age, such practices prevailed all over Europe.
To succeed in persuading]] or [[induce, inducing.
- I prevailed on him to wait.
Derived terms
* cooler heads will prevail
Related terms
* prevalence
* prevalent
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infusion English
Noun
( en noun)
A product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities.
- An extract of rooibos and chamomile makes a refreshing infusion .
The act of steeping or soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities.
The act of installing a quality into a person.
* 1602 : , act V scene 1
- [...] but in the verity of extolment / I take him to be a soul of great article and his infusion / of such dearth and rareness as, to make true diction of / him, his semblable in his mirror, and who else would / trace him, his umbrage, nothing more.
(obsolete) The act of dipping into a fluid.
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