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Prevail vs Modish - What's the difference?

prevail | modish |

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 an adjective modish is

conforming with fashion or style.

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

    References

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    modish

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Conforming with fashion or style.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
    • , title=(The China Governess) , chapter=1 citation , passage=The huge square box, parquet-floored and high-ceilinged, had been arranged to display a suite of bedroom furniture designed and made in the halcyon days of the last quarter of the nineteenth century, when modish taste was just due to go clean out of fashion for the best part of the next hundred years.}}
  • In the mode.

    • Derived terms

    * modishly * modishness