flourished

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English

Definitions

verb

To thrive or grow well.“The barley flourished in the warm weather.”
To prosper or fare well.“The cooperation flourished as the customers rushed in the business.”
To be in a period of greatest influence.“His writing flourished before the war.”
To develop; to make thrive; to expand.

adjective

Decorated with flourishes.

Related words

Synonyms

thrive prosper get ahead expand brandish boom wave fanfare fligh high developed initials grown flowered blossomed prospered thrived

Associated

bce centuries patronage thirteenth reign century prosperity buddhism dynasty nineteenth byzantine civilization

Rhymes

malnourished nourished undernourished

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