MATURE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • cause to ripen and discharge pus
   Synonym(s)
   • suppurate (what does suppurate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The oil suppurates the pustules
   Hypernyms(s) mature is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • draw (what does draw mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • festering (what does festering mean?)
   • suppuration (what does suppuration mean?)
   • maturation (what does maturation mean?)
   • festering (what does festering mean?)
   • suppuration (what does suppuration mean?)
   • maturation (what does maturation mean?)
   • pus (what does pus mean?)
   • purulence (what does purulence mean?)
   • suppuration (what does suppuration mean?)
   • ichor (what does ichor mean?)
   • sanies (what does sanies mean?)
   • festering (what does festering mean?)
2. Meaning
   • grow old or older
   Synonym(s)
   • age (what does age mean?)
   • get on (what does get on mean?)
   • maturate (what does maturate mean?)
   • senesce (what does senesce mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She aged gracefully
   • we age every day–what a depressing thought!
   • Young men senesce
   Hypernyms(s) mature is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • develop (what does develop mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • turn (what does turn mean?)
   • fossilize (what does fossilize mean?)
   • fossilise (what does fossilise mean?)
   • dote (what does dote mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • growth (what does growth mean?)
   • growing (what does growing mean?)
   • maturation (what does maturation mean?)
   • development (what does development mean?)
   • ontogeny (what does ontogeny mean?)
   • ontogenesis (what does ontogenesis mean?)
   • growth (what does growth mean?)
   • growing (what does growing mean?)
   • maturation (what does maturation mean?)
   • development (what does development mean?)
   • ontogeny (what does ontogeny mean?)
   • ontogenesis (what does ontogenesis mean?)
   • age (what does age mean?)
   • eld (what does eld mean?)
   • old age (what does old age mean?)
   • years (what does years mean?)
   • age (what does age mean?)
   • eld (what does eld mean?)
   • geezerhood (what does geezerhood mean?)
3. Meaning
   • cause to ripen or develop fully
   Synonym(s)
   • ripen (what does ripen mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The sun ripens the fruit
   • Age matures a good wine
   Hypernyms(s) mature is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   Cause(s)
   • ripen (what does ripen mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • maturation (what does maturation mean?)
   • ripening (what does ripening mean?)
   • maturement (what does maturement mean?)
   • maturation (what does maturation mean?)
   • ripening (what does ripening mean?)
   • maturement (what does maturement mean?)
4. Meaning
   • develop and reach maturity
   • undergo maturation
   Synonym(s)
   • grow (what does grow mean?)
   • maturate (what does maturate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He matured fast
   • The child grew fast
   Hypernyms(s) mature is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • develop (what does develop mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • ripen (what does ripen mean?)
   • find oneself (what does find oneself mean?)
   • find (what does find mean?)
   • grow up (what does grow up mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • growth (what does growth mean?)
   • growth (what does growth mean?)
   • growing (what does growing mean?)
   • maturation (what does maturation mean?)
   • development (what does development mean?)
   • ontogeny (what does ontogeny mean?)
   • ontogenesis (what does ontogenesis mean?)
   • growth (what does growth mean?)
   • growing (what does growing mean?)
   • maturation (what does maturation mean?)
   • development (what does development mean?)
   • ontogeny (what does ontogeny mean?)
   • ontogenesis (what does ontogenesis mean?)
   • maturation (what does maturation mean?)
   • ripening (what does ripening mean?)
   • maturement (what does maturement mean?)
   • maturation (what does maturation mean?)
   • ripening (what does ripening mean?)
   • maturement (what does maturement mean?)
   • maturation (what does maturation mean?)
   • ripening (what does ripening mean?)
   • maturement (what does maturement mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • senesce (what does senesce mean?)
   • age (what does age mean?)
   • get on (what does get on mean?)
   • mature (what does mature mean?)
   • maturate (what does maturate mean?)
5. Meaning
   • become due for repayment
   Usage Example(s)
   • These bonds mature in 2005
   Hypernyms(s) mature is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
6. Meaning
   • develop and work out fully in one’’s mind
   Usage Example(s)
   • I need to mature my thoughts
   Hypernyms(s) mature is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • explicate (what does explicate mean?)
   • formulate (what does formulate mean?)
   • develop (what does develop mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • maturation (what does maturation mean?)
   • ripening (what does ripening mean?)
   • maturement (what does maturement mean?)

MATURE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • fully considered and perfected
   Synonym(s)
   • matured (what does matured mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • mature plans
   Similar To
   • developed (what does developed mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage
   • often used in combination
   Synonym(s)
   • fledged (what does fledged mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • unfledged (what does unfledged mean?)
   • immature (what does immature mean?)
   Similar To
   • fledgling(a) (what does fledgling(a) mean?)
   • fledgeling(a) (what does fledgeling(a) mean?)
   • full-fledged (what does full-fledged mean?)
   • fully fledged (what does fully fledged mean?)
3. Meaning
   • having reached full natural growth or development
   Usage Example(s)
   • a mature cell
   Antonym(s)
   • immature (what does immature mean?)
   Similar To
   • adult (what does adult mean?)
   • big (what does big mean?)
   • full-grown (what does full-grown mean?)
   • fully grown (what does fully grown mean?)
   • grown (what does grown mean?)
   • grownup (what does grownup mean?)
   • abloom (what does abloom mean?)
   • efflorescent (what does efflorescent mean?)
   • flowering (what does flowering mean?)
   • fruiting (what does fruiting mean?)
   • full-blown (what does full-blown mean?)
   • matured (what does matured mean?)
   • headed (what does headed mean?)
   • marriageable (what does marriageable mean?)
   • nubile (what does nubile mean?)
   • overblown (what does overblown mean?)
   • prime (what does prime mean?)
   See Also
   • old (what does old mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • maturity (what does maturity mean?)
   • matureness (what does matureness mean?)
   • age (what does age mean?)
4. Meaning
   • characteristic of maturity
   Usage Example(s)
   • mature for her age
   Antonym(s)
   • immature (what does immature mean?)
   Similar To
   • autumnal (what does autumnal mean?)
   • mellow (what does mellow mean?)
   • mellowed (what does mellowed mean?)
   • ripe (what does ripe mean?)
5. Meaning
   • fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
   Synonym(s)
   • ripe (what does ripe mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • ripe peaches
   • full-bodies mature wines
   Antonym(s)
   • green (what does green mean?)
   • unripe (what does unripe mean?)
   • unripened (what does unripened mean?)
   • immature (what does immature mean?)
   Similar To
   • aged (what does aged mean?)
   • ripened (what does ripened mean?)
   • mellow (what does mellow mean?)
   • mellowed (what does mellowed mean?)
   • overripe (what does overripe mean?)