prospering

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prospering - 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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prospering - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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" [syn:
             booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering,
             prosperous, roaring, thriving]