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thrive

thrive [ thrīv ] (past thrived or throve [ thrōv ], past participle thrived or thriv·en [ thrívvən ], present participle thriv·ing, 3rd person present singular thrives)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. grow well: to grow vigorously and healthily

2. do well: to be successful and often profitable

[13th century. < Old Norse þrífask "grasp for yourself" < þrífa "seize"]

thriv·er noun
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