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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
prosper
v 1: grow stronger; "The economy was booming" [syn: boom, thrive,
get ahead, flourish, expand]
2: gain in wealth [syn: thrive, fly high, flourish]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
PROSPER
["PROSPER: A Language for Specification by Prototyping", J.
Leszczylowski, Comp Langs 14(3):165-180 (1989)].
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
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
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Prosper, TX -- U.S. town in Texas
Population (2000): 2097
Housing Units (2000): 717
Land area (2000): 4.950138 sq. miles (12.820799 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.950138 sq. miles (12.820799 sq. km)
FIPS code: 59696
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 33.238295 N, 96.790850 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 75078
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Prosper, TX
Prosper
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
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