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flourish (verb), flourishes; flourished, flourishing
1. To grow well or luxuriantly; to thrive well: The flowers flourished beautifully in Ned's and Raphael's back yard.
2. To be strong and healthy or to grow well; especially, because conditions are right.
3. To sustain continuous steady strong growth: There are those who believe that the economy is flourishing more and more in China.
4. To be in a period of highest productivity, excellence, or influence: Henry was a novelist who flourished by writing many stories for books.
5. Etymology: "to blossom, grow", from Old French floriss-, stem of florir, "blossom, flower, bloom, flourish", from Latin florere, "to bloom, to blossom, to flower"; figuratively "to flourish, be prosperous", is from flos, "a flower".
This entry is located in the following units: flori-, flor-, flora-, -florous (page 5) -ish (page 2)
flourishing (adjective), more flourishing, most flourishing
1. A successful and profitable enterprise or occupation: Ted had a flourishing restaurant which turned out to be quite successful as a result of his special management and dedicated cooks, waiters, and waitresses.
2. Relating to that which is growing well: Jack had flourishing crops this year on his farm because of the good weather and his agricultural skills.
Referring to growing in skill and being talented.
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This entry is located in the following unit: flori-, flor-, flora-, -florous (page 5)