flourish

/ˈflʌrɪʃ/ verb

Definition

SUCCEED [I] › to grow or develop well: The company soon began to flourish under his expert management. a flourishing tourist industry

HOLD [T] › to wave something around in the air

(Definition of flourish verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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