Prosper

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
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}]
from The 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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from 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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from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
PROSPER

   ["PROSPER: A Language for Specification by Prototyping", J.
   Leszczylowski, Comp Langs 14(3):165-180 (1989)].
from 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
from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
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
from 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
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