flourish

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

flour·ish (flûrʹĭsh, flŭrʹ-)v. flour·ished, flour·ish·ing, flour·ish·esv. intr.
1. To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive:
The crops flourished in the rich soil.
2. To do or fare well; prosper: “No village on the railroad failed to flourish” (John Kenneth Galbraith).
3. To be in a period of highest productivity, excellence, or influence:
a poet who flourished in the tenth century.
4. To make bold, sweeping movements:
The banner flourished in the wind.v. tr.
To wield, wave, or exhibit dramatically.n.
1. A dramatic or stylish movement, as of waving or brandishing: “A few... musicians embellish their performance with a flourish of the fingers” (Frederick D. Bennett).
2. An embellishment or ornamentation:
a signature with a distinctive flourish.
3. An ostentatious act or gesture:
a flourish of generosity.
4. Music. A showy or ceremonious passage, such as a fanfare. [Middle English florishen, from Old French florir, floriss-, from Vulgar Latin *flōrīre, from Latin flōrēre, to bloom, from flōs, flōr-, flower. See bhel-³ in Indo-European Roots.] flourʹish·er n. 
Synonyms: flourish, brandish, wave
These verbs mean to swing back and forth boldly and dramatically: flourished her newly signed contract; brandish a sword; waving a baton.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  fanfare, tucket, brandish, wave, thrive, prosper, fly high, boom, expand