Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Prosper

Prosper , transitive verb

[French prospérer v. i., or Latin prosperare, v. i., or Latin prosperare, transitive verb, from prosper or prosperus. See Prosperous.]

To favor; to render successful.
Prosper thou our handiwork. — Bk. of Common Prayer
All things concur toprosper our design. — Dryden

Prosper , intransitive verb

1.
To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.
They, in their earthly Canaan placed, Long time shall dwell and prosper. — Milton
2.
To grow; to increase. [Obsolete]
Black cherry trees prosper even to considerable timber. — Evelyn