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mature

(verb) cause to ripen and discharge pus; "The oil suppurates the pustules"

(verb) grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"

(verb) cause to ripen or develop fully; "The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine"

(verb) develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"

(verb) become due for repayment; "These bonds mature in 2005"

(verb) develop and work out fully in one's mind; "I need to mature my thoughts"

(adjective satellite) fully considered and perfected; "mature plans"

(adjective) (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination

(adjective) having reached full natural growth or development; "a mature cell"

(adjective) characteristic of maturity; "mature for her age"

(adjective) fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used; "ripe peaches"; "full-bodies mature wines"

 

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