|ad ə l|es intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: back-formation from adolescent (I) & adolescence
: to grow toward maturity : pass through adolescence
it is a young nation, still adolescing
|ad ə l|es intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: back-formation from adolescent (I) & adolescence
: to grow toward maturity : pass through adolescence
it is a young nation, still adolescing
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012