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v. flour·ished, flour·ish·ing, flour·ish·es v. intr.
v. tr. To wield, wave, or exhibit dramatically. n.
[Middle English florishen, from Old French florir, floriss-, from Vulgar Latin *flōrīre, from Latin flōrēre, to bloom, from flōs, flōr-, flower; see bhel-3 in Indo-European roots.] flour'ish·er n. Synonyms: These verbs mean to swing back and forth boldly and dramatically: flourished her newly signed contract; brandish a sword; waving a baton. |
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