What does burgeon mean?

Definitions for burgeon
ˈbɜr dʒənbur·geon

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. burgeonverb

    grow and flourish

    "The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population"

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  1. burgeon

    To burgeon means to begin to grow or increase rapidly; to flourish. It is often used in the context of a plant or a flower blooming, but can also be applied to abstract concepts like businesses or ideas.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Burgeonverb

    to bud. See Bourgeon

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Burgeon

    bur′jun, n. and v.i. Same as Bourgeon.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of burgeon in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of burgeon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of burgeon in a Sentence

  1. Jean Baudrillard:

    A society which allows an abominable event to burgeon from its dung heap and grow on its surface is like a man who lets a fly crawl unheeded across his face or saliva dribble from his mouth -- either epileptic or dead.

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