Burgeon vs Escalate - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between burgeon and escalate

is that burgeon is to grow or expand while escalate is to increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up.

is (obsolete) bud, sprout, shoot.

From (etyl) burjon, . Alternate etymology derives (etyl) (presumably from the down covering certain buds).

(en noun)

(obsolete) bud, sprout, shoot

(en verb)

To grow or expand.

Gradually, the town burgeoned into a thriving city.

To swell to the point of bursting.

(archaic) Of plants, to bloom, bud.

* (grow or expand) blossom, expand, grow, sprout * blossom, bud, green, sprout

(transitive'' and ''intransitive )

to increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up

Violence escalated during the election.

The shooting escalated the existing hostility.

in technical support, to transfer a telephone caller to the next higher level of authority

The tech 1 escalated the caller to a tech 2.

* deescalate