Also means
prevail
Usage Note
durchsetzen is separable: you setzen a plan durch to push it through against resistance. Reflexively, sich durchsetzen means 'to assert oneself' or 'to win out', as a person or an idea.
Examples
"Sie setzte ihre Idee durch."
Natural Translation
She pushed her idea through.
Literal Translation
She set her idea through.
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