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Prevail vs Circulate - What's the difference?

prevail | circulate |

In lang=en terms the difference between prevail and circulate

is that prevail is to succeed in persuading]] or [[induce|inducing while circulate is to cause (a person or thing) to move in circles or through a circuit.

As verbs the difference between prevail and circulate

is that 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 while circulate is to move in circles or through a circuit.

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

    References

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    circulate

    English

    Verb

    (circulat)
  • to move in circles or through a circuit
  • to cause (a person or thing) to move in circles or through a circuit
  • to move from person to person, as at a party
  • to spread or disseminate
  • to circulate money or gossip
  • to become widely known
  • Synonyms

    * put about * spread * disseminate