Emily Dickinson Lexicon

bloom (-ed, -ing), v. [ME blomen; see bloom, n.] (webplay: blossom, flower, gathered, higher, perfection, put, trees).

1. Grow; prosper; burgeon; expand; come into full beauty; [fig.] resurrect; return from death to life.
2. Flourish; thrive; blossom; produce flowers; [fig.] live; (see Numbers 17:8).
3. Emerge; come out of a cocoon; [fig.] resurrect.