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   Bur·geon

   /ˈbərj(ə)n/

   

   verb

   • 1. begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish: "the city's suburbs have burgeoned, sprawling out from the center"
   • ▪ put forth young shoots; bud.

   noun

   • 1. a bud or young shoot. archaic, literary

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French bourgeonner ‘put out buds’, from borjon ‘bud’, based on late Latin burra ‘wool’.

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   Burgeon definition: to grow or develop quickly; flourish. See examples of BURGEON used in a sentence.

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   burgeoning. adjective. us / ˈbɜr·dʒə·nɪŋ /. Add to word list. Add to word list. growing or developing quickly: A burgeoning tourist industry lifted the state’s economy. (Definition of burgeoning from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   The meaning of BURGEONING is growing, expanding, or developing rapidly. How to use burgeoning in a sentence.

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   Burgeoning definition: growing or developing quickly. See examples of BURGEONING used in a sentence.

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   Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the verb burgeon mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb burgeon. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. burgeon has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

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   Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the noun burgeon mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun burgeon, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Definition of burgeon. 1. as in to increase. to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number the trout population in the stream is burgeoning now that the water is clean. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. increase. rise. expand. swell. proliferate. climb. multiply. enlarge. accelerate. escalate. accumulate. boom. roll up. mount. spread.