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
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
21 June 2025
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
