regress vs thrive

regress

noun
  • The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression. 

  • In property law, the right of a person (such as a lessee) to return to a property. 

  • The power or liberty of passing back. 

verb
  • To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve. 

  • To move from east to west. 

  • To perform a regression on an explanatory variable. 

  • To interrogate a person in a state of trance about forgotten elements of their past. 

thrive

verb
  • To increase in wealth or success; to prosper, be profitable. 

  • To grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly, to flourish. 

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