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• burgeon forth — verb produce buds, branches, or germinate the potatoes sprouted • Syn: ↑shoot, ↑spud, ↑germinate, ↑pullulate, ↑bourgeon, ↑sprout • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• burgeon — /ˈbɜdʒən / (say berjuhn) verb (i) 1. Also, burgeon out, burgeon forth. to begin to grow, as a bud; to put forth buds, shoots, as a plant. 2. to grow rapidly: the population of the town burgeoned. –verb (t) 3. to put forth as buds. –noun 4. a bud; …  

• burgeon — [bʉr′jən] vi. [ME burjounen < OFr burjoner < burjon, a bud < VL * burrio, a bud < LL burra, wool, shaggy garment] 1. to put forth buds, shoots, etc.; sprout 2. to grow or develop rapidly; expand; proliferate; flourish [the burgeoning… …   English World dictionary

• burgeon — /berr jeuhn/, v.i. 1. to grow or develop quickly; flourish: The town burgeoned into a city. He burgeoned into a fine actor. 2. to begin to grow, as a bud; put forth buds, shoots, etc., as a plant (often fol. by out, forth). v.t. 3. to put forth,… …   Universalium

• burgeon — bur•geon or bourgeon [[t]ˈbɜr dʒən[/t]] v. i. 1) cvb to grow or develop quickly; flourish: The town burgeoned into a city[/ex] 2) cvb to begin to grow, as a bud; put forth buds, shoots, etc., as a plant (often fol. by out, forth) • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

• burgeon — Synonyms and related words: acrospire, augment, bine, bloom, blossom, blow, bough, branch, branchedness, branchiness, brew, bud, build, burst forth, deadwood, develop, effloresce, enlarge, expand, flagellum, flourish, flower, flower bud, fork,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• burgeon — also bourgeon intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English burjonen, from Anglo French burjuner, from burjun bud, from Vulgar Latin *burrion , burrio, from Late Latin burra fluff, shaggy cloth Date: 14th century 1. a. to send forth new growth (as… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• burgeon — v 1. bud, sprout, begin to grow, germinate, pullulate, put forth, shoot out or up; bloom, blossom, flower, open, bear fruit, fructify. 2. grow, develop, proliferate, multiply; accelerate, quicken, snowball, mushroom, intensify, magnify; increase …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• burgeon — v. & n. literary v.intr. 1 begin to grow rapidly; flourish. 2 put forth young shoots; bud. n. a bud or young shoot. Etymology: ME f. OF bor , burjon ult. f. LL burra wool …   Useful english dictionary

• put forth — Synonyms and related words: advance, advertise, air, articulate, be off, blazon forth, brandish, breathe, bring before, bring forward, bring out, bring up, broach, bud, burgeon, burst forth, chime, chorus, come out with, commend to attention,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• burst forth — Synonyms and related words: arise, bail out, be born, become, belch, blow open, blow out, bob up, break cover, break forth, break out, bud, burgeon, burst out, come, come forth, come out, come to be, crop up, debouch, discharge, disembogue,… …   Moby Thesaurus