Thriven

//ˈθɹɪ.vən// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    past participle of thrive form-of, participle, past

    "The Brahmin cattle of India, as coming from a tropical region, were thought specially adapted to the Floridian climate, and have thriven well here."

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"The trees had thriven admirably, according to the design of him who had planted them, and now when they ought to have begun to be valued and enjoyed, no one ever spoke of them."

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