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prosper

pros·per [ próspər ] (past and past participle pros·pered, present participle pros·per·ing, 3rd person present singular pros·pers)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. succeed financially: to be successful, especially in financial or economic terms

2. flourish: to flourish or thrive

[14th century. Directly or via French< Latin prosperare< prosperus "doing well"]
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