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- DictionaryBur·geon/ˈbərj(ə)n/
verb
- 1. begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish: "the city's suburbs have burgeoned, sprawling out from the center"
noun
- 1. a bud or young shoot. archaic, literary
Aug 14, 2012 · 1. a. : to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout. b. : bloom. when the flame trees and jacaranda are burgeoning Alan Carmichael. 2. : to grow and expand rapidly : flourish. The market for her work has burgeoned in recent years.
Use the verb burgeon to describe something that is growing, expanding, and flourishing. If you have a green thumb, in the spring your flower gardens may burgeon. If you don't have a green thumb, your collection of plastic plants may burgeon.
to develop or grow quickly: Product placement has burgeoned to the extent that corporate logos are now found in most mainstream films. (Definition of burgeon from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of burgeon. burgeon.
Burgeon definition: to grow or develop quickly; flourish. See examples of BURGEON used in a sentence.
to develop or grow quickly: Product placement has burgeoned to the extent that corporate logos are now found in most mainstream films. (Definition of burgeon from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of burgeon. burgeon.
burgeon in American English. (ˈbɜːrdʒən) intransitive verb. 1. to grow or develop quickly; flourish. The town burgeoned into a city. He burgeoned into a fine actor. 2. (often fol. by out, forth) to begin to grow, as a bud; put forth buds, shoots, etc., as a plant.
/ˈbɜːdʒən/ /ˈbɜːrdʒən/ [intransitive] (formal) Verb Forms. to begin to grow or develop rapidly. A new wave of running clubs have burgeoned over the past decade. Manufacturers are keen to cash in on this burgeoning demand. The hedgerows had begun to burgeon with violets and primroses.
1. a. To put forth new buds, leaves, or greenery; sprout. b. To begin to grow or blossom. 2. To grow or develop rapidly; expand or proliferate. [Middle English burgeonen, from Old French borjoner, from burjon, a bud, from Vulgar Latin *burriō, burriōn-, from Late Latin burra, a shaggy garment.]
Burgeon Definition. To put forth buds, shoots, etc.; sprout. To begin to grow or blossom. To grow or develop rapidly; expand; proliferate; flourish. The burgeoning suburbs. (intransitive) To swell to the point of bursting. (intransitive, archaic) Of plants, to bloom, bud. (obsolete) Bud, sprout, shoot.
Burgeon definition: to grow or develop quickly; flourish. See examples of BURGEON used in a sentence.
