| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  thr v |
| INTRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: thrived or throve ( thr v), thrived or thriv·en (thr v  n), thriv·ing, thrives
1. To make steady progress; prosper. 2. To grow vigorously; flourish: “the wild deer that throve here” (Tom Clancy). | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English thriven, from Old Norse thrfask, reflexive of thrfa, to seize. | | OTHER FORMS: | thriver —NOUN
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