Grew, developed, and succeeded in a healthy and vigorous way, or made a showy gesture with something.
From Old French 'florir' meaning to bloom or flower, derived from Latin 'florescere.' Originally meant to bloom like flowers, then expanded to mean thriving in any context.
Flourished comes from flowers blooming—and it perfectly captures why we use flower language for success! When civilizations 'flourished,' they were literally imagined as blossoming like gardens.
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