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Meaning of 'mature' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mature [ superl.]
- 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.
- Completely worked out; fully digested or prepared; ready for action; made ready for destined application or use; perfected; as, a mature plan.
- Of or pertaining to a condition of full development; as, a man of mature years.
- Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.
2 . Mature [ v. i.]
- To advance toward maturity; to become ripe; as, wine matures by age; the judgment matures by age and experience.
- Hence, to become due, as a note.
3 . Mature [ v. t.]
- To bring or hasten to maturity; to promote ripeness in; to ripen; to complete; as, to mature one's plans.

Meaning of 'mature' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . mature [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cause to ripen or develop fully
Example in sentence:
  • Age matures a good wine;
  • The sun ripens the fruit
Meaning (2):
- develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
Example in sentence:
  • He matured fast;
  • The child grew fast
Meaning (3):
- develop and work out fully in one's mind
Example in sentence:
  • I need to mature my thoughts
Meaning (4):
- grow old or older
Example in sentence:
  • She aged gracefully;
  • we age every day--what a depressing thought!;
  • Young men senesce
Meaning (5):
- cause to ripen and discharge pus
Example in sentence:
  • The oil suppurates the pustules
Meaning (6):
- become due for repayment
Example in sentence:
  • These bonds mature in 2005
7 . mature [ a]
Meaning (7):
- having reached full natural growth or development
Example in sentence:
  • a mature cell
Meaning (8):
- fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
Example in sentence:
  • full-bodied mature wines;
  • ripe peaches
Meaning (9):
- characteristic of maturity
Example in sentence:
  • mature for her age
10 . mature [ s]
Meaning (10):
- fully considered and perfected
Example in sentence:
  • mature plans

Nearby Words:

mat matachin mataco matador matadore matagasse matamata matanza match match-cloth

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