ăd-ŏlesco — Lewis & Short
ăd-ŏlesco, ēvi (rare
I ui, Varr. ap. Prisc. 872 P.;
adolēsse sync. for adolevisse,Ov. H. 6, 11), ultum, 3, v. inch. [1. adoleo], to grow up, to grow (of everything capable of increase in magnitude).
I In gen.
A Lit., of men, animals, plants; seasons, passions, etc.;
but esp. of age: postquam adolevit ad eam aetatem, uti, etc.,Plaut. Cas. prol. 47:
ubi robustis adolevit viribus aetas,Lucr. 3, 450; cf. 4, 1035;
2, 1123: adultum robur,id. 2, 1131; 5, 798: postquam adoluerit haec juventus, Varr. ap. Prisc. p. 872 P.:
qui adoleverit,Cic. N. D. 1, 35:
viriditas herbescens, quae sensim adolescit,id. Sen. 15, 51:
ter senos proles adoleverat annos,Ov. F. 3, 59:
adolescere ramos cernat,id. M. 4, 376:
adolēsse segetes,id. H. 6, 11:
simul atque adoleverit aetas,Hor. S. 1, 9, 34:
cum matura adoleverit aetas,Verg. A. 12, 438.—Hence, transf. from age to the person, to grow up, come to maturity, mature:
adulta virgo,Liv. 26, 50 al.:
arundines non sine imbre adolescunt,Plin. 9, 16, 23, § 56:
in amplitudinem,id. 12, 1, 3, § 7:
in crassitudinem,id. 13, 7, 15, § 58; so 16, 34, 62, § 151;
8, 14, 14, § 36 al.: ac dum prima novis adolescit frondibus aetas,Verg. G. 2, 362:
quoad capillus adolesceret,Gell. 17, 9. —
B Fig., to grow, increase, augment, to become greater:
cupiditas agendi adolescit una cum aetatibus,Cic. Fin. 5, 20:
ratio cum adolevit,id. Leg. 1, 7:
ingenium brevi adolevit,Sall. J. 63, 3:
postquam res publica adolevit,id. C. 51, 40; id. J. 2:
quantum superbiae socordiaeque Vitellio adoleverit,Tac. H. 2, 73:
Cremona numero colonorum, adolevit,id. ib. 3, 34:
ver adolescit,advances, id. A. 13, 36; 2, 50:
caepe revirescit, decedente luna, inarescit adolescente,Gell. 20, 8.—
II Esp., in sacrificial lang., to be kindled, to burn (cf. 1. adoleo):
Panchaeis adolescunt ignibus arae,Verg. G. 4, 379.—Hence, ădŏlescens, entis, v. adules-.—ădultus, a, um, P. a., grown up, adult.
A Lit.
1 Of living beings:
Ab his ipsis (virginibus), cum jam essent adultae,Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 58; so,
virgo,id. Brut. 96, 330; Liv. 26, 50; Hor. C. 3, 2, 8 al.; cf.:
adultae aetate virgines,Suet. Aug. 69:
pueri,Quint. 2, 2, 3:
liberi,Suet. Tib. 10:
filius,id. Claud. 39:
catuli,Plin. 9, 8, 7, § 22:
locustae,id. 11, 29, 35, § 105:
fetus (apum),Verg. G. 4, 162.—Comp.:
(hirundinum) pullorum adultiores,Plin. 10, 33, 49, § 92.—
2 Of things (concrete and abstract):
vitium propagine,Hor. Epod. 2, 9:
crinis,Stat. S. 2, 122:
lanugo,Amm. 16, 12 al.:
aetas,Lucr. 2, 1123; Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 68, § 160:
aestas,advanced, Tac. A. 2, 23:
autumnus,id. ib. 11. 31:
nox,id. H. 3, 23.—
B Fig., grown, matured, adult:
populus adultus jam paene et pubes,Cic. Rep. 2, 11; so,
qui non nascentibus Athenis, sed jam adultis fuerunt,id. Brut. 7, 27; cf.:
nascenti adhuc (eloquentiae) nec satis adultae,Tac. Or. 25:
res nondum adultae,Liv. 2, 1, 6:
pestis rei publicae (of Catiline),Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:
auctoritas nondum adulta,Tac. A. 1, 46:
conjuratio,id. ib. 15, 73; cf.:
incipiens adhuc et necdum adulta seditio,id. H. 1, 31 al.