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Adjective: mature (maturer,maturest)  mu't(y)ûr
  1. Characteristic of maturity
    "mature for her age"
    - age []
     
  2. Fully considered and perfected
    "mature plans"
    - matured, age []
     
  3. Having reached full natural growth or development
    "a mature cell"
    - age []
     
  4. Fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
    "full-bodied mature wines"
    - ripe, age []
     
  5. (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination
    - fledged, age []
Verb: mature  mu't(y)ûr
  1. Develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
    "He matured fast"
    - maturate, grow, age []
     
  2. Develop and work out fully in one's mind
    "I need to mature my thoughts"
    - age []
     
  3. Become due for repayment
    "These bonds mature in 2005"
    - age []
     
  4. Cause to ripen or develop fully
    "Age matures a good wine"
    - ripen, age []
     
  5. Grow old or older
    "Young men mature"
    - senesce, age, get on, maturate
     
  6. Cause to ripen and discharge pus
    "The oil matures the pustules"
    - suppurate, age []

Derived forms: maturest, matured, maturing, matures, maturer

See also: abloom, adult, age, aged, autumnal, big, developed, efflorescent, fledgeling, fledgling, fruiting, full-blown, full-fledged, full-grown, fully fledged, fully grown, grown, grownup, headed, marriageable, maturation, matured, maturely, maturement, matureness, maturity, mellow, mellowed, meridian, nubile, old, overblown, overripe, prime, ripe, ripened

Type of: alter, change, develop, draw, explicate, formulate, modify

Antonym: immature

Encyclopedia: Mature