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Verb: maturate  'ma-chû`reyt
  1. Develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
    "He maturated fast"
    - mature, grow, age []
     
  2. Grow old or older
    - senesce, age, get on, mature
     
  3. Ripen and generate pus
    "her wounds are maturating"
    - fester, suppurate

Derived forms: maturates, maturating, maturated

See also: maturation

Type of: develop, discharge, eject, exhaust, expel, release

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