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Quick definitions from WordNet (mature)
▸ verb: develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation ("He matured 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")
▸ verb: cause to ripen or develop fully ("Age matures a good wine")
▸ verb: cause to ripen and discharge pus
▸ verb: grow old or older
▸ adjective: having reached full natural growth or development ("A mature cell")
▸ adjective: characteristic of maturity ("Mature for her age")
▸ adjective: fully considered and perfected ("Mature plans")
▸ adjective: fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used ("Full-bodies mature wines")
▸ adjective: (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination
▸ Also see maturing
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to mature
▸ Usage examples for mature
▸ Popular nouns described by mature
▸ Words that often appear near mature
▸ Rhymes of mature
▸ Invented words related to mature
▸ verb: develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation ("He matured 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")
▸ verb: cause to ripen or develop fully ("Age matures a good wine")
▸ verb: cause to ripen and discharge pus
▸ verb: grow old or older
▸ adjective: having reached full natural growth or development ("A mature cell")
▸ adjective: characteristic of maturity ("Mature for her age")
▸ adjective: fully considered and perfected ("Mature plans")
▸ adjective: fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used ("Full-bodies mature wines")
▸ adjective: (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination
▸ Also see maturing
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to mature
▸ Usage examples for mature
▸ Popular nouns described by mature
▸ Words that often appear near mature
▸ Rhymes of mature
▸ Invented words related to mature