Meaning of MATURATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'machû`reyt
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- [v] ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering"
- [v] grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"
- [v] develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"
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| | Synonyms: | | age, fester, get on, grow, mature, suppurate |
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| | See Also: | | develop, discharge, dote, eject, expel, find, find oneself, fossilise, fossilize, grow up, maturate, release, ripen, turn | |
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\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.
A tree may be maturated artificially. --Fuller.
2. To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess).
\Mat"u*rate\, v. i.
To ripen; to become mature; specif?cally, to suppurate.
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