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
11 February 2025
(noun) shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
