Prospering

Prospering
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]


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