Definition of Burgeon

1. Verb. Grow and flourish. "The burgeoning population"

Generic synonyms: Grow

Definition of Burgeon

1. v. i. To bud. See Bourgeon.

Definition of Burgeon

1. Noun. (obsolete) bud, sprout, shoot ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To grow or expand. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To swell to the point of bursting. ¹

4. Verb. (intransitive archaic) Of plants, to bloom, bud. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Burgeon

1. to develop rapidly [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Burgeon

burets
burette
burettes
burg
burgage
burgages
burgall
burgalls
burgamot
burgamots
burganet
burganets
burgee
burgees
burgeois
burgeon (current term)
burgeon forth
burgeoned
burgeoning
burgeonings
burgeons
burger
burgeries
burgerless
burgernomics
burgers
burgery
burgess
burgess-ship
burgesses

Literary usage of Burgeon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1872)
"The radical import is probably the burgeon us impulse by which the meal is driven ... To burgeon, to grow big about or gross, to bud forth.— Bailey. ..."

2. Medical lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Scienceby Robley Dunglison by Robley Dunglison (1856)
"... MD, burgeon to the Pennsylvania Hospital, & C.; and Professor of Institutes of Medicine in the Pennsylvania Medical College. FRANCIS GURNEY SMITH, MD, ..."

3. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1875)
"The Muscles of the Human Body grouped according to their Action, with their Vascular and Nervous Supply. By C. .1. MANNING, late House-burgeon to University ..."

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