adolesce

English

Etymology

Back-formation from adolescenceCategory:English back-formations#ADOLESCE. First attested in 1859.

Pronunciation

Verb

adolesce (third-person singular simple present adolesces, present participle adolescing, simple past and past participle adolesced)Category:English lemmas#ADOLESCECategory:English verbs#ADOLESCECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ADOLESCECategory:Pages with entries#ADOLESCECategory:Pages with 3 entries#ADOLESCE

  1. (intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#ADOLESCE) to become adolescent; to pass through adolescence.
    The children are beginning to adolesce around the age of 12.Category:English terms with usage examples#ADOLESCE
    It is a young nation, still adolescing.Category:English terms with usage examples#ADOLESCE

Translations

Latin

Verb

adolēsceCategory:Latin non-lemma forms#ADOLESCECategory:Latin verb forms#ADOLESCECategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#ADOLESCECategory:Pages with entries#ADOLESCECategory:Pages with 3 entries#ADOLESCE

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of adolēscō

Portuguese

Verb

adolesceCategory:Portuguese non-lemma forms#ADOLESCECategory:Portuguese verb forms#ADOLESCECategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#ADOLESCECategory:Pages with entries#ADOLESCECategory:Pages with 3 entries#ADOLESCE

  1. inflection of adolescer:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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