burgeon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb 1.3.1.1 Synonyms 1.3.1.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈbɜː.d​͡ʒən/, SAMPA: /"b3:.dZ@n/
• (US) IPA: /ˈbɝː.d​͡ʒən/
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• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)dʒən

[edit] Etymology 1

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

[edit] Noun

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.

[edit] Verb

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.

[edit] Synonyms

• (grow or expand): blossom, expand, grow, sprout
• (bloom, bud): blossom, bud, green, sprout

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