Senesce

//səˈnɛs// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To grow older; to reach maturity.

    "All living organisms senesce."

  2. 2
    grow old or older wordnet

Synonyms

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ageget ongrow upmaturatematureto age

Example

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"After spawning, salmon rapidly senesce and die due to systemic endocrine alterations."

Etymology

From Latin senēscere (“to grow old”).

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