burgeon
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Synonyms: bourgeon, surgeon, burgoon, murgeon, burgeson, turgeon, burgen
Antonyms: bourgeon, surgeon, burgoon, murgeon, burgeson, turgeon, burgen
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Noun
- A bud, sprout, or shoot.
Verb
- To grow or expand.
- Gradually, the town burgeoned into a thriving city.
- To swell to the point of bursting.
- Of plants, to bloom, bud.
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