BURGEON Definition & Meaning

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burgeon

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[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.
Synonyms: , , ,
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 byout, forth ).

verb (used with object)

to put forth, as buds.

noun

a bud; sprout.

burgeon

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verb

(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

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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51�Թ� 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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51�Թ� 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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Talk is also burgeoning about going to a nearby deli together after the meeting for lunch.

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“If violence burgeons, tempers are running high, the Marines are armed, this could spiral out of control,” Schake said.

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The world's biggest producer of olive oil, Spain had set its sights on the US as a burgeoning market whose growth was driven by growing awareness of the health benefits of the product.

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The course was built in the early 20th century by Henry Clay Fownes after he sold his burgeoning steel business to Andrew Carnegie.

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The latest chapter in the burgeoning rivalry between the two brightest talents in men's tennis will play out on one of the sport's grandest stages for the first time in Sunday's French Open final.

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