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1. Fully ripe; at the height of bloom
   "a matured rose"
   - full-blown
    
2. Fully considered and perfected
   "matured plans"
   - mature, age []

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 []

See also: age [], developed, maturation, mature, maturement

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

Encyclopedia: Mature