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What (who) is burgeon - definition
BRITISH PHILOSOPHER
Poetic Diction; Arthur Owen Barfield; G. A. L. Burgeon
burgeon
['b?:d?(?)n]
¦ verb [often as adjective burgeoning] grow or increase rapidly.
Origin
ME: from OFr. bourgeonner 'put out buds', from borjon 'bud', based on late L. burra 'wool'.
Burgeon
·vi To bud. ·see Bourgeon.
burgeon
(burgeons, burgeoning, burgeoned)
If something burgeons, it grows or develops rapidly. (LITERARY)
My confidence began to burgeon later in life.
...Japan's burgeoning satellite-TV industry.
VERB: V, V-ing
Wikipedia
Owen Barfield
Arthur Owen Barfield (9 November 1898 – 14 December 1997) was a British philosopher, author, poet, critic, and member of the Inklings.
Examples of use of burgeon
1. These would doubtlessly burgeon beyond wages and benefits.
2. The deficit is likely to burgeon in 200' to as much as 5% of GDP or more.
3. Cities grow from the simplest place to cross a river; industries burgeon first where raw materials are to hand.
4. If it does not, then Iran‘s ambitions in the region, and its transfer of arms, will only burgeon.
5. While cruising is still a small portion of the travel industry, analysts say it‘s poised to burgeon as legions of baby boomers retire in coming years.