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English Dictionary: prospering by the DICT Development Group
2 results for prospering
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prospering
adj
  1. very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids"
    Synonym(s): booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prosper \Pros"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prospered}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Prospering}.] [F. prosp[82]rer v. i., or L.
      prosperare, v. i., or L. prosperare, v. t., fr. prosper or
      prosperus. See {Prosperous}.]
      To favor; to render successful. [bd]Prosper thou our
      handiwork.[b8] --Bk. of Common Prayer.
  
               All things concur toprosper our design.   --Dryden.
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