adolesce

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adolesce

/ˌædəˈlɛs/

Rhymes with -ɛs

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Back-formation from adolescence. First attested in 1859.

verb adolesces · adolescing · adolesced

intransitive to become adolescent; to pass through adolescence. The children are beginning to adolesce around the age of 12.

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verb commence or progress through adolescence

Português	adolescer

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@misc{adolesce_2026,
  title = {adolesce},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/adolesce},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}