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Conjures (verb)
Call upon implore please do something
Barracks (noun)
Building used to house groups of people
Compound (noun)
Detention camp/ Miliatary structure
Memoir
noun, written from personal knowledge or special circumstances
Bias
In favor of ones personal view
Propaganda
noun miss leading information to promote ones point of view
internment
being held prisoner
Infamy/infamous
being well known for something bad
detain
to hold or keep someone or something in custody or possession, or to prevent someone or something from proceeding
interrogate
to ask questions in a formal or systematic way, often to obtain information or answers
communal
something is shared or used by a group or community, or is of or relating to a community
derision
the act of using ridicule or scorn to show contempt, or the state of being laughed at or ridiculed
prevail
To gain the advantage or mastery, or to triumph
To be or become effective or effectual
To use persuasion successfully
To be frequent or predominate
To be or continue in use or fashion
Here are some examples of prevail in a sentence:
“He prevailed against/over last year’s champion”.
“She prevailed in a lawsuit against her doctor”.
“Her happy outlook always prevailed”.
“His view eventually prevailed over theirs”.
Some synonyms of prevail include: conquer, triumph, win, succeed, and overcome.
Generative AI is experimental. verb
verb: prevail; 3rd person present: prevails; past tense: prevailed; past participle: prevailed; gerund or present participle: prevailing
prove more powerful than opposing forces; be victorious.
“it is hard for logic to prevail over emotion”
Similar:
win
win out
win through
triumph
be victorious
be the victor
gain the victory
carry the day
carry all before one
finish first
come out ahead
come out on top
succeed
prove superior
conquer
overcome
gain/achieve mastery
gain ascendancy
take the crown
gain the palm
rule
reign
be widespread in a particular area at a particular time; be current.
“an atmosphere of crisis prevails”
Similar:
exist
be in existence
be present
be the case
hold
obtain
occur
be prevalent
be current
be rife
be rampant
be the order of the day
be customary
be established
be common
be widespread
be in force
be in effect
abound
hold sway
predominate
preponderate
endure
survive
persist
current
existing
prevalent
usual
common
most usual
commonest
most frequent
general
mainstream
widespread
rife
in circulation
set
recognized
established
customary
acknowledged
accepted
ordinary
popular
fashionable
in fashion
in style
in vogue
persuade (someone) to do something.
“she was prevailed upon to give an account of her work”
Similar:
persuade
induce
talk someone into
coax
convince
make
get
press someone into
win someone over
sway
bring someone around
argue someone into
urge
pressure someone into
pressurize someone into
bring pressure to bear on
coerce
influence
prompt
inveigle
entice
tempt
lure
cajole
wheedle someone into
get around
prod someone into
reason someone into
procure
sweet-talk
soft-soap
twist someone’s arm
smooth-talk
Origin
late Middle English: from Latin praevalere ‘have greater power’, from prae ‘before’ + valere ‘have power’.
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Prevail Definition & Meaning
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Sep 28, 2024 — The meaning of PREVAIL is to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph. How to use prevail in a sentence.
Meaning of prevail in English - Cambridge Dictionary
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to exist and be accepted among a large number of people, or to get a position of control and influence.
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Prevail means to successfully persuade someone of something. If you were a Presidential advisor and you convinced him to make a National Day of Pet …
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Prevail definition: to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally. See examples of PREVAIL used in a sentence.
PREVAIL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
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2 days ago — 4 meanings: 1. to prove superior; gain mastery 2. to be or appear as the most important feature; be prevalent 3. to exist.
Prevail Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
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1. to defeat an opponent especially in a long or difficult contest. Our soccer team prevailed [=won] despite the bad weather.
prevail on/upon someone - Cambridge Dictionary
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7 days ago — to persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do: He was eventually prevailed upon to accept the appointment.
Prevail on/upon Definition & Meaning
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The meaning of PREVAIL ON/UPON is to ask or persuade (someone) to do something. How to use prevail on/upon in a sentence.
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Definition (verb) be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance. Synonyms : dominate , predominate , reign , rule.
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- Update location from the depository of their public Records, for
the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.
He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his
invasions on the rights of the people.
He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby
the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for
their exercise; the State remaining in the mean
time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from
without, and convulsions within.
He has endeavoured to prevent the population
of these States; for that purpose obstructing the
Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing
to pass others to encourage their migrations
hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.
He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.
He has made Judges dependent on his Will
alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the
amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and
sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.
He has kept among us, in times of peace,
Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.
He has combined with others to subject us to
a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and
unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent
to their acts of pretended Legislation:
For quartering large bodies of armed troops
among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from
punishment for any Murders which they should
commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the
world:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits
of Trial by Jury:
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried
for pretended offenses:
For abolishing the free System of English
Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing
therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging
its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the
same absolute rule into these Colonies:
For taking away our Charters, abolishing our
most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally
the Forms of our Governments:
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War
against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts,
burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our
people.
He is at this time transporting large Armies of
foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of
death, desolation and tyranny, already begun
with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.
He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken
Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against
their Country, to become the executioners of
their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves
by their Hands.
He has excited domestic insurrections
amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the
inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an
undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes
and conditions.
In every stage of these Oppressions We have
Petitioned for Redress in the most humble
terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose
character is thus marked by every act which
may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of
a free people.
Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our
Brittish brethren. We have warned them from
time to time of attempts by their legislature to
extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us.
We have reminded them of the circumstances of
our emigration and settlement here. We have
appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of
our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our
connections and correspondence. They too hav When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That, to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That, whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.
Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and, accordingly, all experience has shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.
But, when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security. Such has been the patient sufferance of these colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former systems of government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over these states. To prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world.
He has refused his assent to laws the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has forbidden his governors to pass laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
He has refused to pass other laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of representation in the legislature; a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.
He has dissolved representative houses repeatedly, for opposing, with manly firmness, his invasions on the rights of the people.
He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the legislative powers, incapable of annihilation, have returned to the people at large for their exercise; the state remaining in the meantime exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
He has endeavored to prevent the population of these states; for that purpose obstructing the laws for naturalization of foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new appropriations of lands.
He has obstructed the administration of justice, by refusing his assent to laws for establishing judiciary powers.
He has made judges dependent on his will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.
He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies, without the consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the military independent of and superior to the civil power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his assent to their acts of pretended legislation:
For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us;
For protecting them, by a mock trial, from punishment for any murders which they should commit on the inhabitants of these states;
For cutting off our trade with all parts of the world;
For imposing taxes on us without our consent;
For depriving us, in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury;
For transporting us beyond seas to be tried for pretended offenses;
For abolishing the free system of English laws in a neighboring province, establishing therein an arbitrary government, and enlarging its boundaries, so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these colonies;
For taking away our charters, abolishing our most valuable laws, and altering fundamentally the forms of our governments;
For suspending our own legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
He has abdicated government here, by declaring us out of his protection, and waging war against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
He is at this time transporting large armies of foreign mercenaries to complete the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of cruelty and perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the head of a civilized nation.
He has constrained our fellow citizens, taken captive on the high seas, to bear arms against their country, to become the executioners of their friends and brethren, or to fall themselves by their hands.
He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavored to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian savages, whose known rule of warfare is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes, and conditions.
In every stage of these oppressions, we have petitioned for redress, in the most humble terms. Our repeated petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
Nor have we been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred, to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, enemies in war, in peace friends.
We, therefore, the representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the name, and by authority of the good people of these colonies, solemnly publish and declare, that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be free and independent states; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the state of Great Britain is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that, as free and independent states, they have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and to do all other acts and things which independent states may of right do. And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.
American Revolution
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Introduction & Top Questions
Setting the stage: The two armies
Conflict begins in Massachusetts
Paul Revere’s ride and the Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Siege of Boston and the Battle of Bunker Hill
Washington takes command
The battle for New York
A British general surrenders, and the French prepare for war
After a hungry winter at Valley Forge
Setbacks in the North
Final campaigns in the South and the surrender of Cornwallis
How the war was fought at sea
The end of the war and the terms of the Peace of Paris (1783)
How did the American colonies win the war?
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Also known as: American Revolutionary War, United States War of Independence, War of Independence
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Also called: United States War of Independence or American Revolutionary War
Date: 1775 - September 3, 1783
Location: United States
Participants: Dutch Republic France loyalist Spain United Kingdom United States American colonies
Major Events: Battle of Brandywine Battle of Bunker Hill Battle of Monmouth Battles of Saratoga Battle of Bemis Heights
Key People: Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson Jane McCrea George Washington Bernardo de Gálvez
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The American Revolution was an insurrection carried out by 13 of Great Britain’s North American colonies that began in 1775 and ended with a peace treaty in 1783. The colonies won political independence and went on to form the United States of America. The war followed more than a decade of growing estrangement between the British crown and a large and influential segment of its North American colonies that was caused by British attempts to assert greater control over colonial affairs after having long adhered to a policy of salutary neglect.
Until early in 1778 the conflict was a civil war within the British Empire, but afterward it became an international war as France (in 1778) and Spain (in 1779) joined the colonies against Britain. Meanwhile, the Netherlands, which provided both official recognition of the United States and financial support for it, was engaged in its own war against Britain (see Anglo-Dutch Wars). From the beginning, sea power was vital in determining the course of the war, lending to British strategy a flexibility that helped compensate for the comparatively small numbers of troops sent to America and ultimately enabling the French to help bring about the final British surrender at Yorktown in 1781.
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The American colonies fought the war on land with essentially two types of organization: the Continental (national) Army and the state militias. The total number of the former provided by quotas from the states throughout the conflict was 231,771 soldiers, and the militias totaled 164,087. At any given time, however, the American forces seldom numbered over 20,000; in 1781 there were only about 29,000 insurgents under arms throughout the country. The war was therefore one fought by small field armies. Militias, poorly disciplined and with elected officers, were summoned for periods usually not exceeding three months. The terms of Continental Army service were only gradually increased from one to three years, and not even bounties and the offer of land kept the army up to strength. Reasons for the difficulty in maintaining an adequate Continental force included the colonists’ traditional antipathy toward regular armies, the objections of farmers to being away from their fields, the competition of the states with the Continental Congress to keep men in the militia, and the wretched and uncertain pay in a period of inflation.
By contrast, the British army was a reliable steady force of professionals. Since it numbered only about 42,000, heavy recruiting programs were introduced. Many of the enlisted men were farm boys, as were most of the Americans, while others came from cities where they had been unable to find work. Still others joined the army to escape fines or imprisonment. The great majority became efficient soldiers as a result of sound training and ferocious discipline. The officers were drawn largely from the gentry and the aristocracy and obtained their commissions and promotions by purchase. Though they received no formal training, they were not so dependent on a book knowledge of military tactics as were many of the Americans. British generals, however, tended toward a lack of imagination and initiative, while those who demonstrated such qualities often were rash.
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Rescind
to cancel to take back
Grotescue
absolutely discusting repulsive
