Prospering

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.


     [1913 Webster]
  
           All things concur toprosper our design.  --Dryden.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  prospering
       adj : very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a
             palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new
             business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist
             center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" [syn: {booming},
              {flourishing}, {palmy}, {prosperous}, {roaring}, {thriving}]