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1. (v.i.) burgeon
to grow or develop quickly; flourish:
The town burgeoned into a city.
2. burgeon
to begin to grow, as a bud; put forth buds, shoots, etc., as a plant (often fol. by out, forth).
Etymology: (1300–50; ME burjon, burion shoot, bud < OF burjon < VL *burriōnem)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) burgeon
grow and flourish
"The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) burgeon
to bud. See Bourgeon
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