English / word
burgeon
verb C2MEANING IN ENGLISH
To begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.
In context
01
High-tech startups burgeon across the metropolitan innovation corridor.
02
The city's population began to burgeon after the new factory opened.
Synonyms
flourish,proliferate,expand
Antonyms
decline,shrink,diminish
Collocations
burgeon rapidly,burgeoning demand,burgeoning population
Verb forms
Past: burgeoned · Past participle: burgeoned · -ing: burgeoning