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  1. Algot (algot@mastodon.art)'s status on Monday, 22-Jul-2019 08:40:24 EDT Algot Algot

    #WordOfTheDay

    flourish

    /ˈflʌrɪʃ/
    verb
    1 no object (of a living organism) grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly congenial environment.
    1.1 Develop rapidly and successfully.

    (MOST DEFINITIONS REDACTED)

    Origin
    from an obsolete sense of the verb, ‘adorn’ (originally with flowers).

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    The word flourish has flourished, garnering abundant groups of meanings around its core. The result is a full page of definitions.

    In conversation Monday, 22-Jul-2019 08:40:24 EDT from mastodon.art permalink
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