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VERB (3)

1. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation;
- Example: "He matured fast"
- Example: "The child grew fast"
[syn: mature, maturate, grow]

2. grow old or older;
- Example: "She aged gracefully"
- Example: "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"
- Example: "Young men senesce"
[syn: senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate]

3. ripen and generate pus;
- Example: "her wounds are festering"
[syn: fester, maturate, suppurate]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Maturate \Mat"u*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Maturated; p. pr. & vb. n. Maturating.] [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. [1913 Webster] A tree may be maturated artificially. --Fuller. [1913 Webster] 2. To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess). [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Maturate \Mat"u*rate\, v. i. To ripen; to become mature; specifically, to suppurate. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

maturate v 1: develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast" [syn: mature, maturate, grow] 2: grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day-- what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" [syn: senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate] 3: ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering" [syn: fester, maturate, suppurate]