to grow or develop quickly; flourish

The town burgeoned into a city. He burgeoned into a fine actor.

to begin to grow, as a bud; put forth buds, shoots, etc., as a plant (often fol. by out, forth ).

to put forth, as buds.

a bud; sprout.

verb

blossom , blow , effloresce , flower , aggrandize , amplify , augment , boost , build , build up , enlarge , escalate , expand , extend , grow , magnify , mount , multiply , proliferate , rise , run up , snowball , soar , swell , upsurge , wax , bloom , bud , increase , mushroom , prosper , sprout , thrive