thrive on

thrive (up)on something

to grow vigorously because of something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) These plants thrive upon wet soil. Children thrive on love.

To flourish by or as if by feeding on something: The bears thrived on a rich harvest of berries.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Narayana	-	Hinduism, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil
Ema	-	Spanish, Portuguese, Slovene, Czech, Slovak, Croatian
Mariana	['mɛəri'ænə]
DÎYar	-	Kurdish
Cronus	KRO-nəs (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Kandace	KAN-dis, kan-DAY-see, KAN-də-see	English (Modern)