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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Prosper \Pros"per\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Prospered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prospering}.] [F. prosp['e]rer verb (used without an object), or L. prosperare, verb (used without an object), or L. prosperare, verb (used with an object), fr. prosper or prosperus. See {Prosperous}.] To favor; to render successful. ''Prosper thou our handiwork.'' --Bk. of Common Prayer.
All things concur toprosper our design. --Dryden.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Prosper \Pros"per\, verb (used without an object)
1. To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.
They, in their earthly Canaan placed, Long time shall dwell and prosper. --Milton.
2. To grow; to increase. [Obs.]
Black cherry trees prosper even to considerable timber. --Evelyn.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
prosper
verb
1: grow stronger; "The economy was booming" [syn: {boom}, {thrive}, {get ahead}, {flourish}, {expand}]
2: gain in wealth [syn: {thrive}, {fly high}, {flourish}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
PROSPER ["PROSPER: A Language for Specification by Prototyping", J. Leszczylowski, Comp Langs 14(3):165-180 (1989)].
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
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) [gaz-place]:
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
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