English Explanatory Dictionary

adolesce

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. to become adolescent; to pass through adolescence.

Pronunciation

/ˌædəˈlɛs/

Word forms

adolesce adolesces adolescing adolesced

Etymology

Back-formation from adolescence. First attested in 1859.

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