prosper

• prospre (obsolete, rare)

From Old French prosperer, from Latin prosperō (“I render happy”), from prosperus (“prosperous”), from prō + spēbus, ablative of spēs.

prosper (third-person singular simple present prospers, present participle prospering, simple past and past participle prospered)

1. (transitive) To favor; to render successful.
   • (Can we date this quote by Book of Common Prayer?)

     Prosper thou our handiwork.

   • (Can we date this quote by Dryden?)

     All things concur to prosper our design.

2. (intransitive) To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.
3. (intransitive) To grow; to increase.

• See also Thesaurus:prosper

• prosperous
• prosperity

• Propers, propers, prospre