Definition of "burgeoned" [burgeoned]

• Simple past tense and past participle of burgeon. (verb)

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• "Since its 2006 debut, the word has burgeoned to encompass commercial ventures, digital galleries, funding platforms, art collaboratives, and myriad other online initiatives."
• "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."
• "China is now India's second-largest trading partner after the United Arab Emirates, and two-way commerce between the countries has burgeoned to $60 billion annually."