MATURATE

fester, maturate, suppurate

(verb) ripen and generate pus; “her wounds are festering”

senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate

(verb) grow old or older; “She aged gracefully”; “we age every day--what a depressing thought!”; “Young men senesce”

mature, maturate, grow

(verb) develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; “He matured fast”; “The child grew fast”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

maturate (third-person singular simple present maturates, present participle maturating, simple past and past participle maturated)

(transitive) To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen.

(medicine, transitive) To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess).

(medicine, intransitive) To undergo perfect suppuration.

Source: Wiktionary

Mat"u*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Maturated; p. pr. & vb. n. Maturating.] Etym: [L. maturatus, p. p. of maturare to make ripe, fr. maturus ripe, mature. See Mature, v. & a.]

1. To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen. A tree may be maturated artificially. Fuller.

2. To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess).

Mat"u*rate, v. i.

Definition: To ripen; to become mature; specif

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition