prosper

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prosper - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Prosper \Pros"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prospered; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Prospering.] [F. prosp['e]rer v. i., or L.
     prosperare, v. i., or L. prosperare, v. t., fr. prosper or
     prosperus. See Prosperous.]
     To favor; to render successful. "Prosper thou our handiwork."
     --Bk. of Common Prayer.
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           All things concur toprosper our design.  --Dryden.
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  Prosper \Pros"per\, v. i.
     1. To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or
        prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.
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              They, in their earthly Canaan placed,
              Long time shall dwell and prosper.    --Milton.
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     2. To grow; to increase. [Obs.]
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              Black cherry trees prosper even to considerable
              timber.                               --Evelyn.
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prosper - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  prosper
      v 1: make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career
           or reach a high point in historical significance or
           importance; "The new student is thriving" [syn: thrive,
           prosper, fly high, flourish]

prosper - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  PROSPER
  
     ["PROSPER: A Language for Specification by Prototyping", J.
     Leszczylowski, Comp Langs 14(3):165-180 (1989)].
  

prosper - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Prosper, ND
    Zip code(s): 58042
  Prosper, TX (town, FIPS 59696)
    Location: 33.24023 N, 96.78589 W
    Population (1990): 1018 (368 housing units)
    Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 75078

prosper - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  50 Moby Thesaurus words for "prosper":
     advance, arrive, be blooded, be successful, catch on, click,
     come along, come off, come on, connect, develop, do well,
     enjoy prosperity, fare well, farewell, flourish, gain, get ahead,
     get on, get on swimmingly, get on well, go, go great guns, go off,
     go over, go over big, go to town, go well, graduate, grow,
     grow rich, make, make a hit, make good, make headway, make it,
     make progress, meet with success, pass, prevail, profit, progress,
     qualify, succeed, take, thrive, turn out well, work well,
     work wonders, yield