carry over vs prevail

carry over and prevail both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
carry over	No	No	Yes	No
prevail	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, prevail is a hypernym of carry over; that is, prevail is a word with a broader meaning than carry over:

carry over: transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another
prevail: continue to exist

Other hypernyms of carry over include die hard, endure, persist, run.

carry over (verb)	prevail (verb)
transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another	use persuasion successfully
transfer from one time period to the next	prove superior
transport from one place or state to another	continue to exist
hold over goods to be sold for the next season	be valid, applicable, or true
	be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance