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MATURE
mature, matured
(adjective) fully considered and perfected; “mature plans”
fledged, mature
(adjective) (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination
mature
(adjective) having reached full natural growth or development; “a mature cell”
mature
(adjective) characteristic of maturity; “mature for her age”
ripe, mature
(adjective) fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used; “ripe peaches”; “full-bodied mature wines”
suppurate, mature
(verb) cause to ripen and discharge pus; “The oil suppurates the pustules”
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”
ripen, mature
(verb) cause to ripen or develop fully; “The sun ripens the fruit”; “Age matures a good wine”
mature, maturate, grow
(verb) develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; “He matured fast”; “The child grew fast”
mature
(verb) become due for repayment; “These bonds mature in 2005”
mature
(verb) develop and work out fully in one’s mind; “I need to mature my thoughts”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
mature (comparative maturer or more mature, superlative maturest or most mature)
Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
Brought to a state of complete readiness.
Profound; careful.
(medicine, obsolete) Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.
(television, film) Suitable for adults only, due to sexual themes, violence, etc.
Synonyms
• (grown up in terms of physical appearance): adult, grown; see also full-grown
• (grown up in terms of behaviour or thinking): adultish, grown up; see also mature
• (suitable for adults only): adult; see also for adults
Antonyms
• (grown up): childish, immature
• (profound): superficial
Etymology 2
Verb
mature (third-person singular simple present matures, present participle maturing, simple past and past participle matured)
(intransitive) To proceed toward maturity: full development or completion (either of concrete or of abstract things, e.g. plans, judgments, qualities).
Synonyms: develop, grow, progress, ripen
(intransitive, of food, especially fruit) To attain maturity, to become mature or ripe.
Synonyms: ripen, ripen up
(transitive) To bring (something) to maturity, full development or completion.
(transitive) To make (something, e.g. fruit) ripe or mature.
Synonym: ripen
(intransitive, of a person) To proceed toward or become mature or full-grown, either physically or psychologically; to gain experience or wisdom with age.
Synonyms: age, develop, grow up, Thesaurus:to age
(transitive) To make (someone) mature.
Synonym: Thesaurus:make older
(intransitive, finance) To reach the date when payment is due.
Source: Wiktionary
Ma*ture", a. [Compar. Maturer; superl. Maturest.] Etym: [L. maturus; prob. akin to E. matin.]
1. Brought by natural process to completeness of growth and development; fitted by growth and development for any function, action, or state, appropriate to its kind; full-grown; ripe. Now is love mature in ear. Tennison. How shall I meet, or how accost, the sage, Unskilled in speech, nor yet mature of age Pope.
2. Completely worked out; fully digested or prepared; ready for action; made ready for destined application or use; perfected; as, a mature plan. This lies glowing, . . . and is almost mature for the violent breaking out. Shak.
3. Of or pertaining to a condition of full development; as, a man of mature years.
4. Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.
Syn.
– Ripe; perfect; completed; prepared; digested; ready.
– Mature, Ripe. Both words describe fullness of growth. Mature brings to view the progressiveness of the process; ripe indicates the result. We speak of a thing as mature when thinking of the successive stayes through which it has passed; as ripe, when our attention is directed merely to its state. A mature judgment; mature consideration; ripe fruit; a ripe scholar.
Ma*ture", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Matured; p. pr. & vb. n. Maturing.] Etym: [See Maturate, Mature.]
Definition: To bring or hasten to maturity; to promote ripeness in; to ripen; to complete; as, to mature one's plans. Bacon.
Ma*ture", v. i.
1. To advance toward maturity; to become ripe; as, wine matures by age; the judgment matures by age and experience.
2. Hence, to become due, as a note.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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