prevail

Verb

• use persuasion successfully
  • He prevailed upon her to visit his parents
    

• prove superior
  • The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight
    

• continue to exist
  • These stories die hard
    
  • The legend of Elvis endures
    

• be valid, applicable, or true
  • This theory still holds
    

• be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
  • Money reigns supreme here
    
  • Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  triumph , persist , die hard , run , endure , hold , obtain , predominate , dominate , rule , reign