What does burgeon mean?
Burgeon means (obsolete) A bud, sprout, or shoot..
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/ˈbɜː.d͡ʒən/ · noun
(obsolete) A bud, sprout, or shoot..
Gradually, the town burgeoned into a thriving city.
Use burgeon when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Burgeon means (obsolete) A bud, sprout, or shoot..
Common synonyms include blossom, expand, grow, sprout.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Gradually, the town burgeoned into a thriving city.
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