Burgeoned

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  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of burgeon.
  • Word Usage
    "As Ahlstrom observed, religious vitality was marked not merely by increasing attendance, but by the institutional commitment embodied in church membership that burgeoned from 49 percent of the adult population in 1940 to 69 percent in 1960."
    Verb Form
    burgeoned    burgeoning    burgeons   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    grow   
    Variant
    bourgeon   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bud    germinate    grow    sprout    expand   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    sturgeon    surgeon