HyperDic: adolesce

English > 1 sense of the word adolesce:
VERBchangeadolescebecome adolescent
English > adolesce: 1 sense > verb 1, change
MeaningBecome adolescent; pass through adolescence.
PatternSomebody ----s
Example"The children are beginning to adolesce around the age of 12"
BroaderdevelopGrow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
Adjectivesadolescentrelating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent
adolescentin the state of development between puberty and maturity
adolescentbeing of the age 13 through 19
Nounsadolescencein the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood
adolescencethe time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
adolescenta juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity

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