Prevalent — Prev a*lent, a. [L. praevalens, entis, p. pr. of praevalere. See {Prevail}.] 1. Gaining advantage or superiority; having superior force, influence, or efficacy; prevailing; predominant; successful; victorious. [1913 Webster] Brennus told the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prevalent — prev‧a‧lent [ˈprevlənt] adjective frequent or common at a particular time or in a particular situation: • Sexual harassment is prevalent in the workplace. • the most prevalent mistakes made by individual investors * * * prevalent UK US… … Financial and business terms
prévalent — ⇒PRÉVALENT, ENTE, adj. [En parlant d un inanimé abstr.] Qui prévaut, qui prédomine. Idéologie prévalente. L idée même de concurrence, dans une société civilisée, ne se forme pas sans l idée antécédente et prévalente de coopération (PERROUX, Écon … Encyclopédie Universelle
prévalent — prévalent, ente (entrée créée par le supplément) (pré va lan, lan t ) adj. Qui prévaut, qui prédomine. • La science joue dans le monde un rôle de plus en plus prévalent, É. LITTRÉ la Philosophie positive, janvier février 1875, p. 119 … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
prevalent — [adj1] accepted, widespread accustomed, common, commonplace, current, customary, established, everyday, extensive, faddy, frequent, general, habitual, in use, latest*, latest word*, leading edge*, natural, new, normal, now*, ongoing, popular,… … New thesaurus
prevalent — I adjective abundant, accepted, accustomary, accustomed, all embracing, ascendant, catholic, characteristic, chief, colloquial, common, commonplace, conformable, conventional, current, customary, dominant, epidemic, established, everyday,… … Law dictionary
prevalent — early 15c., having great power or force, from L. praevalentem (nom. praevalens), prp. of praevalere to be more able (see PREVAIL (Cf. prevail)). Meaning extensively existing, in general use is from 1650s … Etymology dictionary
prevalent — *prevailing, rife, current Analogous words: *common, ordinary, familiar: pervading, impregnating, saturating (see PERMEATE): *usual, wonted, accustomed, customary prevaricate *lie, equivocate, palter, fib Analogous words: evade, elude, *escape … New Dictionary of Synonyms
prevalent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ widespread in a particular area at a particular time. DERIVATIVES prevalence noun. ORIGIN from Latin praevalere (see PREVAIL(Cf. ↑prevailing)) … English terms dictionary
prevalent — [prev′ə lənt] adj. [L praevalens, prp. of praevalere: see PREVAIL] 1. Rare stronger, more effective, etc.; dominant 2. a) widely existing b) generally practiced, occurring, or accepted SYN. PREVAILING prevalence [prev′ələns] … English World dictionary
