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Definition of burgeon verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

burgeon

verb

NAmE//ˈbərdʒən//

[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they burgeon

he / she / it burgeons

past simple burgeoned

-ing form burgeoning

to begin to grow or develop rapidly

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burgeoning

adjective a burgeoning population burgeoning demandSee burgeon in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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