adolesce

Other forms: adolescing

Definitions of adolesce
  1. verb
    become adolescent; pass through adolescence
    “The children are beginning to adolesce around the age of 12”
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    type of:
    develop
    grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
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