Daily Word: BURGEON

bur·geon

  [bur-juhn] 

~ verb (used without object)

DEFINITION: 1)To grow or develop quickly; flourish. 2)To begin to grow, as a bud; put forth buds, shoots, etc., as a plant (often followed by out, forth).

~verb (used with object)

DEFINITION: 3)To put forth, as buds.

~noun

DEFINITION: 4)A bud; sprout.

SENTENCE: The inner city has begun to burgeon, as gas prices have risen and people no longer want to commute to the suburbs.