Definition of Mature

1. Adjective. Characteristic of maturity. "Mature for her age"

Similar to: Autumnal, Mellow, Mellowed, Ripe
Antonyms: Immature

2. Verb. Develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation. "Sam and Sue mature"; "The child grew fast"
Exact synonyms: Grow, Maturate
Entails: Age, Get On, Maturate, Senesce
Specialized synonyms: Ripen, Find, Find Oneself, Grow Up
Generic synonyms: Develop
Derivative terms: Growing, Growth, Growth, Maturation, Maturation, Maturement

3. Adjective. Fully considered and perfected. "Mature plans"
Exact synonyms: Matured
Similar to: Developed

4. Verb. Develop and work out fully in one's mind. "I need to mature my thoughts"
Generic synonyms: Develop, Explicate, Formulate
Derivative terms: Maturement

5. Adjective. Having reached full natural growth or development. "A mature cell"

6. Verb. Become due for repayment. "These bonds mature in 2005"
Generic synonyms: Change

7. Adjective. Fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used. "Full-bodied mature wines"
Exact synonyms: Ripe
Similar to: Aged, Ripened, Mellow, Mellowed, Overripe
Derivative terms: Matureness, Ripeness
Antonyms: Green

8. Verb. Cause to ripen or develop fully. "Age matures a good wine"
Exact synonyms: Ripen
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Causes: Ripen
Derivative terms: Maturement, Ripening

9. Adjective. (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination.
Exact synonyms: Fledged
Similar to: Fledgeling, Fledgling, Full-fledged, Fully Fledged
Antonyms: Unfledged
Derivative terms: Matureness, Maturity

10. Verb. Grow old or older. "Young men senesce"
Exact synonyms: Age, Get On, Maturate, Senesce
Specialized synonyms: Turn, Fossilise, Fossilize, Dote
Generic synonyms: Develop
Derivative terms: Age, Age, Maturation, Maturation, Senescent

11. Verb. Cause to ripen and discharge pus. "The oil suppurates the pustules"
Exact synonyms: Suppurate
Related verbs: Fester, Maturate, Suppurate
Generic synonyms: Draw
Derivative terms: Maturation, Suppuration, Suppuration

Definition of Mature

1. a. 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.

2. v. t. To bring or hasten to maturity; to promote ripeness in; to ripen; to complete; as, to mature one's plans.

3. v. i. To advance toward maturity; to become ripe; as, wine matures by age; the judgment matures by age and experience.

Definition of Mature

1. Adjective. Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe. ¹

2. Adjective. Profound; careful. ¹

3. Verb. (context: intransitive of food, especially fruit) To become mature; to ripen. ¹

4. Verb. (intransitive) To gain experience or wisdom with age. ¹

5. Verb. (intransitive) (finance) To reach the date when payment is due ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mature

1. fully developed [adj -TURER, -TUREST] : MATURELY [adv] / to make or become mature [v -TURED, -TURING, -TURES]

Medical Definition of Mature

1. 1. 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. "Now is love mature in ear." (Tennison) "How shall I meet, or how accost, the sage, Unskilled in speech, nor yet mature of age ?" (Pope) 2. Completely worked out; fully digested or prepared; ready for action; made ready for destined application or use; perfected; as, a mature plan. "This lies glowing, . . . And is almost mature for the violent breaking out." (Shak) 3. Of or pertaining to a condition of full development; as, a man of mature years. 4. Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration. Synonym: Ripe, perfect, completed, prepared, digested, ready. Mature, Ripe. Both words describe fullness of growth. Mature brings to view the progressiveness of the process; ripe indicates the result. We speak of a thing as mature when thinking of the successive stayes through which it has passed; as ripe, when our attention is directed merely to its state. A mature judgment; mature consideration; ripe fruit; a ripe scholar. Origin: L. Maturus; prob. Akin to E. Matin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mature

maturants
maturate
maturated
maturates
maturating
maturation
maturation-promoting factor
maturation factor
maturational
maturations
maturative
maturatives
mature (current term)
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mature cataract
mature cell leukaemia
mature neutrophil
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