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flourish
[ flur-ish, fluhr- ]
/ ËflÉr ÉȘÊ, ËflÊr- /
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verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to brandish dramatically; gesticulate with: a conductor flourishing his baton for the crescendo.
to decorate or embellish (writing, a page of script, etc.) with sweeping or fanciful curves or lines.
noun
OTHER WORDS FOR flourish
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Origin of flourish
First recorded in 1250â1300; Middle English florisshen, from Middle French floriss-, long stem of florir, ultimately from Latin flĆrÄre âto bloom,â derivative of flĆs flower
synonym study for flourish
1. See succeed.
OTHER WORDS FROM flourish
flour·ish·er, nounoutflourish, verb (used with object)Words nearby flourish
flouncy, flounder, floundering, flour, flour beetle, flourish, flourishing, flour mill, flour mite, flour moth, floury
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British Dictionary definitions for flourish
flourish
/ (ËflÊrÉȘÊ) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of flourish
flourisher, nounWord Origin for flourish
C13: from Old French florir, ultimately from Latin flĆrÄre to flower, from flĆs a flower
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