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to bloom

verb/dɨzɐbɾuˈʃaɾ/medium

des·a·bro·char

Definition

To open, to expand, especially referring to a flower or bud.
The flowers began to bloom with the arrival of spring.
The lotus bud bloomed at dawn.
Common collocations
to bloom a flowerto bloom slowly

Etymology

Do prefixo 'des-' (ação contrária) + 'abrochar', do latim 'broccus' (protuberante, pontiagudo).

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