Senesce (Verb)
Meaning
Grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- As she entered her sixties, her grandmother began to senesce, and her once-sharp mind slowed.
- As the famous actor senesced, his roles transitioned from dashing hero to wise elder statesman.
- Young men senesce in the trenches of war, their youthful vigor lost amidst the horrors of combat.
- The once-vibrant city senesced in the aftermath of the economic downturn, its former glory fading.
- The aging professor watched as his colleagues senesced and retired, marking the end of an era.