English verb: senesce | |||
1. | senesce (change) grow old or older | ||
Samples | She aged gracefully. We age every day--what a depressing thought!. Young men senesce. | ||
Synonyms | age, get on, maturate, mature | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | develop | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dote, fossilise, fossilize, turn | ||