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flourish
English
Alternative forms
- florysh, floryshe (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English floryschen, from Old French floriss-, stem of some conjugated forms of florir (compare French fleurir), from Vulgar Latin *flor?re, from Latin fl?re? (“I bloom”) (and conjugation partly from fl?r?sc?), from fl?s (“flower”). See flower + -ish.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?fl??.??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?fl??.??/, /?fl?.??/
- (hypercorrection) IPA(key): /?fl??.??/
- (accents without the hurry–furry merger)
- (accents with the hurry–furry merger)
Verb
flourish (third-person singular simple present flourishes, present participle flourishing, simple past and past participle flourished)
- (intransitive) To thrive or grow well.
- (intransitive) To prosper or fare well.
- 1795, Robert Nelson, A Companion for the Festivals and Fasts of the Church of England
- Bad men as frequently prosper and flourish, and that by the means of their wickedness.
- 1795, Robert Nelson, A Companion for the Festivals and Fasts of the Church of England
- (intransitive) To be in a period of greatest influence.
- (transitive) To develop; to make thrive; to expand.
- 1623, Francis Bacon, A Discourse of a War with Spain
- Bottoms of thread […] which with a good needle, perhaps may be flourished into large works.
- 1623, Francis Bacon, A Discourse of a War with Spain
- (transitive) To make bold, sweeping movements with.
- (intransitive) To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion.
- (intransitive) To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions.
- 1725, Isaac Watts, Logick, or The Right Use of Reason in the Enquiry After Truth With a Variety of Rules to Guard
- They dilate […] and flourish long upon little incidents.
- 1725, Isaac Watts, Logick, or The Right Use of Reason in the Enquiry After Truth With a Variety of Rules to Guard
- (intransitive) To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures.
- (transitive) To adorn with beautiful figures or rhetoric; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish.
- 1716, Elijah Fenton, an ode to John Gower
- With shadowy verdure flourish'd high,
- A sudden youth the groves enjoy.
- c. 1603-1604, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, Act IV, Scene 1
- To bring you thus together, 'tis no sin, Sith that the justice of your title to him Doth flourish the deceit.
- 1716, Elijah Fenton, an ode to John Gower
- (intransitive) To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To boast; to vaunt; to brag.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:prosper
Translations
Noun
flourish (plural flourishes)
- A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
- An ornamentation.
- (music) A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.
- (architecture) A decorative embellishment on a building.
Translations
References
- flourish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- rushfoil
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advance
English
Alternative forms
- advaunce (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English avauncen, avancen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman avauncer, avancer, avancier (French avancer), from Vulgar Latin *abanti?re, from Late Latin abante, from Latin ab + ante (“before”). ?d? added in analogy to Latin ad- (cf. Middle French advancer). Compare avaunt.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, Southern England) IPA(key): /?d?v??ns/
- (US) IPA(key): /?d?væns/
- (General Australian, General New Zealand) IPA(key): /?d?va?ns/
- Rhymes: -??ns, -æns
Verb
advance (third-person singular simple present advances, present participle advancing, simple past and past participle advanced)
- To promote or advantage.
- To help the progress of (something); to further. [from 12th c.]
- 2018, Kareem Shaheen, The Guardian, 26 January:
- Some see it as in effect the end of the Syrian uprising that began with peaceful protests against Assad’s police state in 2011, with opposition fighters working to advance Turkey’s interests at the expense of the revolution’s goals.
- 2018, Kareem Shaheen, The Guardian, 26 January:
- To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote. [from 14th c.]
- 1611, The Bible, Authorized (King James) Version, Esther III.1:
- After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.
- 1838, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic
- This, however, was in time evaded by the monarchs, who advanced certain of their own retainers to a level with the ancient peers of the land […]
- 1611, The Bible, Authorized (King James) Version, Esther III.1:
- To help the progress of (something); to further. [from 12th c.]
- To move forward in space or time.
- To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully. [from 14th c.]
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost:
- Whence and what art thou, execrable shape, / That dar'st, though grim and terrible, advance / Thy miscreated front athwart my way / To yonder gates?
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost:
- To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten. [form 15th c.]
- (intransitive) To move forwards; to approach. [from 16th c.]
- 1829, Marchioness of Lemington, Rosina, or the Virtuous Country Maid, Ninth ed.:
- I advanced towards him step by step, stopping sometimes for fear of waking him.
- 1829, Marchioness of Lemington, Rosina, or the Virtuous Country Maid, Ninth ed.:
- To provide (money or other value) before it is due, or in expectation of some work; to lend. [from 16th c.]
- 1869, Anthony Trollope, Phineas Finn:
- “I had intended to ask you to advance me a hundred pounds,” said Phineas.
- 1871, James William Gilbart, The Principles and Practice of Banking:
- On the urgent representations of several parties of the first importance in the City of London, the bank advanced 120,000l. to the Governor and Company of the Copper Miners […].
- 1869, Anthony Trollope, Phineas Finn:
- To put forward (an idea, argument etc.); to propose. [from 16th c.]
- 1711, Alexander Pope, An Essay on Crticism:
- Some ne'er advance a Judgement of their own, / But catch the spreading notion of the Town […].
- 1711, Alexander Pope, An Essay on Crticism:
- (intransitive) To make progress; to do well, to succeed. [from 16th c.]
- 2014, Andrew Sparrow, The Guardian, 24 April:
- Earlier the caller said men were more likely to be in senior positions. Clegg says that's partly because the current maternity leave arrangements make it difficult for women to advance in the workplace.
- 2014, Andrew Sparrow, The Guardian, 24 April:
- (intransitive) To move forward in time; to progress towards completion. [from 16th c.]
- 1927, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case-book of Sherlock Holmes:
- I can promise you that you will feel even less humorous as the evening advances.
- 1927, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case-book of Sherlock Holmes:
- To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully. [from 14th c.]
- To raise, be raised.
- (transitive, now archaic) To raise; to lift or elevate. [from 14th c.]
- c. 1611, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, I.2:
- The fringed Curtaines of thine eyes aduance.
- c. 1611, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, I.2:
- To raise or increase (a price, rate). [from 14th c.]
- 1924, The Times, 16 July:
- In February last […] bakers advanced the price of bread sold over the counter in London from 8d. to 8½d. per quartern loaf.
- 1924, The Times, 16 July:
- To increase (a number or amount). [from 16th c.]
- (intransitive) To make a higher bid at an auction. [from 18th c.]
- (transitive, now archaic) To raise; to lift or elevate. [from 14th c.]
Synonyms
- raise, elevate, exalt, aggrandize, improve, heighten, accelerate, allege, adduce, assign
Antonyms
- regress
- retract (in phonetics)
Derived terms
- advancement
- in advance
- in advance of
Translations
Noun
advance (plural advances)
- A forward move; improvement or progression.
- An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.
- 1917, James Joyce, Dubliners (Counterparts)
- Could he ask the cashier privately for an advance? No, the cashier was no good, no damn good: he wouldn't give an advance.
- 1780, John Jay, letter dated November 21
- I shall, with pleasure, make the necessary advances.
- 1917, James Joyce, Dubliners (Counterparts)
- An addition to the price; rise in price or value.
- (in the plural) An opening approach or overture, now especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature.
- 1708, Jonathan Swift, The Sentiments of a Church of England Man with Respect to Religion and Government
- For, if it were of any use to recall matters of fact, what is more notorious, than that prince's applying himself first to the church of England? and upon their refusal to fall in with his measures, making the like advances to the dissenters of all kinds, who readily and almost universally complied with him
- 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot, chapter 4:
- As the sun fell, so did our spirits. I had tried to make advances to the girl again; but she would have none of me, and so I was not only thirsty but otherwise sad and downhearted.
- 1923, Walter de la Mare, Seaton's Aunt
- I felt vaguely he was a sneak, and remained quite unmollified by advances on his side, which, in a boy's barbarous fashion, unless it suited me to be magnanimous, I haughtily ignored.
- 1708, Jonathan Swift, The Sentiments of a Church of England Man with Respect to Religion and Government
Antonyms
- (forward move): regress, regression
Translations
Adjective
advance (comparative more advance, superlative most advance)
- Completed before necessary or a milestone event.
- preceding
- forward
Derived terms
- advance person
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