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Meaning
Verb
●
To
thrive
or
grow
well.
●
To
prosper
or
fare
well.
●
To be in a
period
of
greatest
influence.
●
To develop; to make
thrive
; to expand.
●
To
make bold
,
sweeping
movements
with.
●
To
make bold
and
sweeping
,
fanciful
, or
wanton
movements
,
by way of
ornament
,
parade
,
bravado
, etc.; to
play with
fantastic
and
irregular
motion.
●
To use
florid
language; to
indulge
in
rhetorical
figures
and
lofty
expressions.
●
To make
ornamental
strokes
with the
pen
; to
write
graceful
,
decorative
figures.
●
To
adorn
with
beautiful
figures
or
rhetoric
; to
ornament
with anything
showy
; to embellish.
●
To
execute
an
irregular
or
fanciful
strain
of
music
,
by way of
ornament
or prelude.
●
To
boast
; to
vaunt
; to brag.
Noun
●
A
dramatic
gesture
such as the
waving
of a flag.
●
An ornamentation.
●
In Music:
A
ceremonious
passage
such as a fanfare.
●
In Architecture:
A
decorative
embellishment
on a building.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
flourish
English
florisshen
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Florysh
Floryshe
Blossom
Brandish
Rock
Bloom
Blooming
Prosper
Succeed
Flower
Thrive
Take Off
Related
Grow
Prevail
Evolve
Shine
Emerge
Develop
Expand
Excel
Operate
Survive
Proliferate
Function
Sustain
Progress
Live
Coexist
Embrace
Rise
Advance
Adapt
Innovate
Nurture
Compete
Foster
Benefit
Twist
Work
Cultivate
Mature
Falter
Persist
Look
Exist
Breed
Prospered
Persevere
Engage
Thriving
Penetrate
Take Root
Spring Up
Take Hold
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