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Prevailed vs Permitted - What's the difference?

prevailed | permitted |

As verbs the difference between prevailed and permitted

is that prevailed is (prevail) while permitted is (permit).

prevailed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (prevail)

    • 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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    permitted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (permit)
  • *
    • They stayed together during three dances, went out on to the terrace, explored wherever they were permitted to explore, paid two visits to the buffet, and enjoyed themselves much in the same way as if they had been school-children surreptitiously breaking loose from an assembly of grown-ups.