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Definition of Maturate
1. Verb. Develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation. "Sam and Sue maturate"; "The child grew fast"
Entails: Age, Get On, Mature, Senesce
Specialized synonyms: Ripen, Find, Find Oneself, Grow Up
Generic synonyms: Develop
Derivative terms: Growing, Growth, Growth, Maturation, Maturation, Maturement
2. Verb. Grow old or older. "Young men senesce"
Specialized synonyms: Turn, Fossilise, Fossilize, Dote
Generic synonyms: Develop
Derivative terms: Age, Age, Maturation, Maturation, Senescent
3. Verb. Ripen and generate pus. "Her wounds are festering"
Related verbs: Mature, Suppurate
Generic synonyms: Discharge, Eject, Exhaust, Expel, Release
Derivative terms: Fester, Festering, Maturation, Suppuration, Suppuration, Suppurative
Definition of Maturate
1. v. t. To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen.
2. v. i. To ripen; to become mature; specifically, to suppurate.
Definition of Maturate
1. Verb. To mature ¹
2. Verb. to achieve suppuration ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Maturate
1. to mature [v -RATED, -RATING, -RATES] - See also: mature
Medical Definition of Maturate
1. 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). Origin: L. Maturatus, p. P. Of maturare to make ripe, fr. Maturus ripe, mature. See Mature, &. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Maturate
Literary usage of Maturate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New American Gardener, Containing Practical Directions on the Culture of by Thomas Green Fessenden (1842)
"... benefit of the sun and air, to maturate and give the berries a proper balsamic
quality, by exhaling a due proportion of their acid watery particles. ..."
2. Studies in General Physiology by Jacques Loeb (1905)
"The addition of even 1 cc of acid diminishes the number of eggs that maturate.
But it is not even necessary to keep the eggs permanently in neutral or acid ..."
3. A Progressive Series of Inductive Lessons in Latin: Based on Material Drawn by John Tetlow (1884)
"maturate opus est (Liv. 8,13,17), there is need of hastening. 510. OBSERVATION AND
INFERENCE : By what case is the person or thing needed expressed with ..."
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