CEFR C2

adolesce

verb

Meaning

Grow up or develop during the period of adolescence.

Examples

The novel explores how the protagonist learns to adolesce in a rapidly changing world.
It is often difficult to watch one's children adolesce while trying to maintain a close bond.

Synonyms: grow up, mature, develop, come of age

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adolesce (C2)

verb

Pronunciation: /ˌædəˈlɛs/

Definition

Grow up or develop during the period of adolescence.

Examples

The novel explores how the protagonist learns to adolesce in a rapidly changing world.
It is often difficult to watch one's children adolesce while trying to maintain a close bond.

How to Use adolesce

adolesce into (prepositional phrase): to develop into a certain state or type of person during the teenage years. — "She began to adolesce into a confident and independent young woman."

Synonyms of adolesce

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