burgeon

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle English burioun, from Old French burjon (a bud), of uncertain origin, perhaps from Gmc.

[edit] Noun

Singular
burgeon

Plural
burgeons

burgeon (plural burgeons)

  1. (obsolete) bud, sprout, shoot
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[edit] Etymology 2

From Middle English, from Old French borjoner, burjoner (to bud", "to sprout), from burjon (a bud), of uncertain origin, perhaps from Gmc.

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Infinitive
to burgeon

Third person singular
burgeons

Simple past
burgeoned

Past participle
burgeoned

Present participle
burgeoning

to burgeon (third-person singular simple present burgeons, present participle burgeoning, simple past and past participle burgeoned)

  1. (intransitive) To grow or expand.
    Gradually, the town burgeoned into a thriving city.
  2. (intransitive) To swell to the point of bursting.
  3. (intransitive, archaic) Of plants, to bloom, bud.
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