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Definition of prevail upon to do phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

prevail upon to do

phrasal verb
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prevail on/upon somebody to do something
  1. to persuade somebody to do something
    • I'm sure he could be prevailed upon to give a talk.
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