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to adolesce

verbliterário/ɐðulɨˈseɾ/rare

a·do·les·cer

Definition

To enter adolescence; to begin to develop, to grow. (Literary)
The novel follows the protagonist as he adolesces in a turbulent era.
To adolesce is to navigate a path between childhood and adulthood.

Etymology

Do latim 'adolescere' (crescer, desenvolver-se).

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