Difference between Prosper and Flourish

What is the difference between Prosper and Flourish?

Prosper as a verb is to favor; to render successful. while Flourish as a verb is to thrive or grow well.

Prosper

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To favor; to render successful. To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain. To grow; to increase.

Example sentence: No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.

Flourish

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To thrive or grow well.To prosper or fare well.To be in a period of greatest influence.To make bold, sweeping movements with.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.An ornamentation.A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.An unnecessary, decorative embellishment, on a building.

Example sentence: Letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend is the policy for promoting the progress of the arts and the sciences and a flourishing culture in our land.

We hope you now know whether to use Prosper or Flourish in your sentence.

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