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prosperer

Prosperer is a verb that appears in some English-language texts as an archaic or nonstandard form meaning to prosper. In modern English, the preferred verb is prosper; prosperer is rarely encountered and is generally avoided in formal writing.

Origin and relation: The concept traces to Latin prosperare, meaning to advance well, which gave rise to

Usage notes: When encountered, it is usually in historical novels, poetic pastiche, or attempts at evoking antiquity;

See also: prosper; prosperity.

English
prosper
through
medieval
borrowing.
The
form
prosperer
would
represent
a
direct
English
infinitive
with
-er,
a
pattern
more
typical
of
older
or
nonstandard
spellings,
and
is
not
part
of
standard
modern
English
conjugation.
otherwise
it
might
be
awkward
in
formal
prose.