burgeon
pronunciation
How to pronounce burgeon in British English:
UK [ˈbɜːdʒən]
How to pronounce burgeon in American English:
US [ˈbɜːrdʒən]
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- Verb:
- grow and flourish
Word Origin
- burgeon (v.)
- early 14c., "grow, sprout, blossom," from Anglo-French burjuner, Old French borjoner "to bud, sprout," from borjon "a bud, shoot, pimple" (Modern French bourgeon), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *burrionem (nominative *burrio), from Late Latin burra "flock of wool," itself of uncertain origin. Some sources (Kitchin, Gamillscheg) say either the French word or the Vulgar Latin one is from Germanic. The English verb is perhaps instead a native development from burjoin (n.) "a bud" (c. 1300), from Old French. Related: Burgeoned; burgeoning.
Example
- 1. Independent from fleeting trends , illustration continues to burgeon on its own grounds .
- 2. The rose pot given by one of my best friends began to burgeon immediately .
- 3. Trees may correspond to the rhizome , or they may burgeon into a rhizome .
- 4. The brain-drain effect of studying abroad has started to burgeon due to flaws in the domestic academic environment .
- 5. Accounting and bureaucracy proceed by tracings : they can begin to burgeon nonetheless , throwing out rhizome stems , as in a kafka novel .