prosper
prosper Lexical Profile
prosper Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To succeed in material terms; to be financially successful or flourish economically.
"Small businesses tend to prosper when local infrastructure and community investment are strong."
To grow strong and healthy; to thrive physically or in overall well-being.
"With proper sunlight and well-drained soil, the newly planted orchard began to prosper."
To make successful or cause to flourish (now literary or archaic).
"The elders prayed that favorable weather would prosper their autumn harvest."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English via Old French from Latin 'prosperare' ('to cause to succeed'), from the adjective 'prosperus' ('favorable, fortunate'), literally meaning 'according to one's hope' from 'pro' ('for') and 'spes' ('hope').
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