prevail on/upon sb
— phrasal verb with prevail uk/prɪˈveɪl/us/prɪˈveɪl/verb [ I ] formal
to persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do:
He was eventually prevailed upon to accept the appointment.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Urging & persuading
- argumentation
- blag
- brainwash
- bring
- browbeat
- butter
- cajole
- get sth out of sb
- persuade
- persuasion
- preach
- press-gang
- proselytize
- rush sb into (doing) sth
- sucker sb into sth
- swing
- talk sb down
- talk sb out of sth
- twist
- work on sb
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