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burgeon

[ bur-juhn ]

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verb (used without object)

to grow or develop quickly; flourish:
The town burgeoned into a city. He burgeoned into a fine actor.
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to be brimming or filled to bursting; abound (usually followed by with):
All the new students are burgeoning with energy and potential. The kitchen drawers were burgeoning with tea towels.
to begin to grow, as a bud; put forth buds, shoots, etc., as a plant (often followed by out, forth ).

verb (used with object)

to put forth, as buds.

noun

a bud; sprout.

burgeon

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verb

often foll byforth or out (of a plant) to sprout (buds)
intr; often foll by forth or out to develop or grow rapidly; flourish

noun

a bud of a plant

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Usage Note

The two senses of burgeon, “to bud” ( The maples are burgeoning ) and “to grow or flourish” ( The suburbs around the city have been burgeoning under the impact of commercial growth ), date from the 14th century. Today the sense “to grow or flourish” is the more common. Occasionally, objections are raised to the use of this sense, perhaps because of its popularity in journalistic writing.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of burgeon¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English noun burjon, burion “shoot, bud,” from Anglo-French burjun, burg(e)on; Old French burjon, from unattested Vulgar Latin ��ܰ��ō�Ա�(��), accusative of unattested ��ܰ��ō, derivative of Late Latin burra “wool, fluff“ ( ��ǳܰ��é��, bureau ), presumably from the down covering certain buds; verb derivative of the noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of burgeon¹

C13: from Old French burjon , perhaps ultimately from Late Latin burra shaggy cloth; from the downiness of certain buds

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Faith-based content is a niche, but also a burgeoning theatrical market.

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This frankness means I’m inclined to believe Remmick and his burgeoning cult of bloodsuckers when they swear that the afterlife is the only place where our protagonists can truly be free.

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Moreover, his staunch defense of the free market put him at odds with ordinary Peruvians, who were reeling from the country’s economic crisis and a burgeoning civil conflict.

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And they also recognized the burgeoning peaceful coexistence between them.

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It’s why Redick’s got a plan to help this community rebuild, a foundation that will start with the rec center and burgeon into a lifeline for public facilities around Southern California.

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