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thrive

  [thrahyv] ,
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–verb (used without object), thrived or throve, thrived or thriv⋅en  [thriv-uhn] , thriv⋅ing.
1. to prosper; be fortunate or successful.
2. to grow or develop vigorously; flourish: The children thrived in the country.
Origin:
1150–1200; ME thriven < ON thrīfast to thrive, reflexive of thrīfa to grasp

Related forms:
thriver, noun
thriv⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. advance. See succeed.
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thrive   (thrīv)   
intr.v.   thrived or throve (thrōv), thrived or thriv·en (thrĭv'ən), thriv·ing, thrives
  1. To make steady progress; prosper.
  2. To grow vigorously; flourish: "the wild deer that throve here" (Tom Clancy).

[Middle English thriven, from Old Norse thrīfask, reflexive of thrīfa, to seize.]
thriv'er n.
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