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burgeon

[ bur-juhn ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to grow or develop quickly; flourish:

    The town burgeoned into a city. He burgeoned into a fine actor.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. 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.

  3. to begin to grow, as a bud; put forth buds, shoots, etc., as a plant (often followed by out, forth ).


verb (used with object)

  1. to put forth, as buds.

noun

  1. a bud; sprout.

burgeon

/ 藞产蓽藧诲萧蓹苍 /

verb

  1. often foll byforth or out (of a plant) to sprout (buds)
  2. intr; often foll by forth or out to develop or grow rapidly; flourish
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a bud of a plant
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage Note

The two senses of burgeon, 鈥渢o bud鈥 ( The maples are burgeoning ) and 鈥渢o grow or flourish鈥 ( The suburbs around the city have been burgeoning under the impact of commercial growth ), date from the 14th century. Today the sense 鈥渢o grow or flourish鈥 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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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of burgeon1

First recorded in 1275鈥1325; Middle English noun burjon, burion 鈥渟hoot, bud,鈥 from Anglo-French burjun, burg(e)on; Old French burjon, from unattested Vulgar Latin 产耻谤谤颈艒苍别(尘), accusative of unattested 产耻谤谤颈艒, derivative of Late Latin burra 鈥渨ool, fluff鈥 ( 产辞耻谤谤茅别, bureau ), presumably from the down covering certain buds; verb derivative of the noun
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亚洲网紅露点 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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In the meantime, the burgeoning AI industry needs to be sure it embraces bug hunters and security researchers, she says.

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

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This frankness means I鈥檓 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鈥檚 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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