adolesco

adolescō, olēvī, ultus, 3, inc. n.: to grow up, of animals or plants; become mature, ripen, 12.438; burn, blaze, 4.379; p., adultus, a, um, grown up; mature, 1.431. (adoleō)

ăd-ŏlesco, ēvi (rare 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.

1. ad-olēsco, olēvī, ultum, ere (ad u. alesco), I) heranwachsen, erstarken, A) eig.: von Menschen, ad eam aetatem, Plaut.: in tria cubita, Plin.: is qui adoleverit, Cic. – v. Tieren, beluae ad immobilem magnitudinem adolescunt, Plin. – v. Gewächsen usw., adolescere ramos, Ov.: adolesse segetes, Ov.: viriditas herbescens, quae sensim adolescit, Cic.: non aeque adolescunt in pomariis hortulisque arbusculae manu cultae rigataeque, Fronto ep. ad M. Caes. 1, 3. p. 7, 16 N. – B) übtr., wachsen, zunehmen, steigen, a) der Zahl od. Größe nach, numerus in tantum adolevit, Vell.: luna adolescens (Ggstz. decedens), Gell.: adolescens in maius, v. Nil, Plin.: adolescens Oceanus (Ggstz. senescens), Amm. – b) der Zeit nach heranreifen, vorrücken (s. Fritzsche Hor. sat. 1, 9, 34. Müller Liv. 1, 4, 8), ne quid ob admissum foede dictumve superbe poenarum grave sit solvendi tempus adultum? Lucr.: ubi robustis adolevit viribus aetas, Lucr.: mox cum matura adoleverit aetas, Verg.: cum primum adolevit aetas, Liv.: ver donec adolesceret, Tac. – c) der innern Stärke nach heranreifen, erstarken, sich kräftig entwickeln, ratio cum adolevit atque perfecta est, nominatur rite sapientia, Cic. – adolescit res publica, res Persarum, ingenium, Sall.: auctu imperii adolevisse etiam privatas opes, Tac. – ea cupiditas adolescit una cum aetatibus, Cic.: coepta adultaque et revicta coniuratio, Tac. – II) (an etw.) anwachsen, coria recens detracta quasi glutino adolescebant, Sall. hist. fr. 4, 2 (23). – ➳ Perf. adolui, Varr. b. Prisc. 9, 53. – Infin. Perf. adolesse, Ov. her. 6, 11.

2. adolēsco, ere (Inchoat. zu adoleo), aufdampfen, auflodern, adolescunt ignibus arae, Verg. georg. 4, 379.

1 ădŏlēscō, (11) ēvī, adultum, ĕre, intr., croître, grandir, se développer ; ¶ 1 [au pr., en parlant des êtres vivants, des plantes] : liberi cum adoleverunt, ut munus militiæ sustinere possint Cæs. G. 6, 18, 3, quand les enfants ont grandi au point de pouvoir remplir le service militaire ; (viriditas) sensim adulescit Cic. CM 51, (la pousse verdoyante) grandit peu à peu || [poét.] ubi robustis adolevit viribus ætas, Lucr. 3, 449, quand avec le progrès de lʼâge les forces se sont accrues, cf. Virg. G. 2, 362 ; Liv. 1, 4, 8 ¶ 2 [fig.] croître, se développer : postquam res publica adolevit Sall. C. 51, 40, lorsque lʼétat eut grandi ; cupiditas agendi aliquid adulescit una cum ætatibus Cic. Fin. 5, 55, le désir dʼagir croît avec les progrès de lʼâge ; adolescebat lex majestatis Tac. Ann. 2, 50, la loi de majesté prenait vigueur ; adulta nocte Tac. H. 3, 23, la nuit étant avancée ; cœpta adultaque conjuratio Tac. Ann. 15, 73, une conjuration formée et mûrie.

➳ pf. adolui Varr. d. Prisc. Gramm. 9, 53 ; inf. pf. adolesse Ov. H. 6, 11.

2 ădŏlēscō, (16) ĕre, inchoat. de adoleo, se transformer en vapeur, brûler : Panchæis adolescunt ignibus aræ Virg. G. 4, 379, les feux de Panchaia [pays de lʼencens] couvrent de vapeur les autels = lʼencens brûlé couvre les autels de ses vapeurs.

adolesco , is, ui vel evi, dultum, ere. n. 3.
漸長。漸大。加力。Adolescit cupiditas 貪心漸大。Adolescunt ignibus arae 祭時臺上點火。

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ad-olēscō (adul-) (1) olēvī, ultus, ere,

• to grow up, come to maturity, ripen: sensim: simul atque adoleverit aetas, as soon as his age is mature, H.— Fig., to grow, mature, become great: ingenium brevi adolevit, S.: postquam res p. adolevit, S.

adolēscō (2) —, —, ere, inch.

• adoleo, to burn, blaze up, flame: adolescunt ignibus arae, V.