Wield vs Prevail - What's the difference?
wield | prevail |
(label) To command, rule over; to possess or own.
*, Bk.V, Ch.7:
*:There was never kyng sauff myselff that welded evir such knyghtes.
(label) To control, to guide or manage.
*1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , V.10:
*:With such his chearefull speaches he doth wield / Her mind so well, that to his will she bends.
To handle with skill and ease, especially of a weapon or tool.
To exercise (authority or influence) effectively.
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.
* , Exodus 17:11
To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence.
To succeed in persuading]] or [[induce, inducing.
As verbs the difference between wield and prevail
is that wield is (label) to command, rule over; to possess or own while 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.wield
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* * English terms with homophones ----prevail
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(en verb)- Red colour prevails in the Canadian flag.
- And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed'; and when he let down his hand, Amalek ' prevailed .
- In his day and age, such practices prevailed all over Europe.
- I prevailed on him to wait.