persuade vs prevail

persuade and prevail both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
persuade	No	No	Yes	No
prevail	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, prevail is a hyponym of persuade; that is, prevail is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than persuade:

persuade: cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
prevail: use persuasion successfully

persuade (verb)	prevail (verb)
cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm	use persuasion successfully
win approval or support for	prove superior
	continue to exist
	be valid, applicable, or true
	be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance