I.
v. n.
1.
Thrive, grow.
2.
Prosper, succeed, be successful, go on well.
3.
Boast, brag, vaunt, vapor, gasconade, bluster, make a show, be ostentatious, show off, cut a dash, make a flourish.
4.
Attain one's prime, be at the height of one's powers, be in vigor, exercise one's full powers.
II.
v. a.
Brandish, wave.
III.
n.
1.
Ostentation, parade, show, display, dash.
2.
Bombast, grandiloquence, altiloquence, fustian, flowery speech, high-sounding words.
3.
Fanciful strokes (of a pen, etc.).