What does adolesce mean?
Adolesce means (intransitive) to become adolescent; to pass through adolescence..
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/ˌædəˈlɛs/ · verb
(intransitive) to become adolescent; to pass through adolescence..
The children are beginning to adolesce around the age of 12.
It is a young nation, still adolescing.
Use adolesce when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Adolesce means (intransitive) to become adolescent; to pass through adolescence..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The children are beginning to adolesce around the age of 12.
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