prevail vs persuade

prevail and persuade both are verbs.

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

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

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

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