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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
mature
adj 1: characteristic of maturity; "mature for her age" [ant:
immature]
2: fully considered and perfected; "mature plans" [syn:
mature, matured]
3: having reached full natural growth or development; "a mature
cell" [ant: immature]
4: fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used;
"ripe peaches"; "full-bodied mature wines" [syn: ripe,
mature] [ant: green, immature, unripe, unripened]
5: (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used
in combination [syn: fledged, mature] [ant: immature,
unfledged]
v 1: develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured
fast"; "The child grew fast" [syn: mature, maturate,
grow]
2: develop and work out fully in one's mind; "I need to mature
my thoughts"
3: become due for repayment; "These bonds mature in 2005"
4: cause to ripen or develop fully; "The sun ripens the fruit";
"Age matures a good wine" [syn: ripen, mature]
5: grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--
what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" [syn:
senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate]
6: cause to ripen and discharge pus; "The oil suppurates the
pustules" [syn: suppurate, mature]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Mature \Ma*ture"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Matured; p. pr. & vb.
n. Maturing.] [See Maturate, Mature.]
To bring or hasten to maturity; to promote ripeness in; to
ripen; to complete; as, to mature one's plans. --Bacon.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Mature \Ma*ture"\, v. i.
1. To advance toward maturity; to become ripe; as, wine
matures by age; the judgment matures by age and
experience.
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2. Hence, to become due, as a note.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Mature \Ma*ture"\, a. [Compar. Maturer; superl. Maturest.]
[L. maturus; prob. akin to E. matin.]
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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.
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Now is love mature in ear. --Tennison.
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How shall I meet, or how accost, the sage,
Unskilled in speech, nor yet mature of age? --Pope.
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2. Completely worked out; fully digested or prepared; ready
for action; made ready for destined application or use;
perfected; as, a mature plan.
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This lies glowing, . . . and is almost mature for
the violent breaking out. --Shak.
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3. Of or pertaining to a condition of full development; as, a
man of mature years.
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4. Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.
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Syn: Ripe; perfect; completed; prepared; digested; ready.
Usage: 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.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
developed \developed\ adj.
1. being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more
complete or more useful; as, the developed qualities of
the Hellenic outlook; the state's well-developed
industries. Oppositre of undeveloped. [Narrower terms:
formulated; mature]
[WordNet 1.5]
2. made more useful and profitable as by building or laying
out roads; -- of real estate. new houses are springing up
on the developed tract of land near the river
Syn: improved.
[WordNet 1.5]
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Thesaurus Results for mature:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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