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mature

verb

1 mature

Develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation:
— He matured fast.

synonyms: grow, maturate.

Roget 626: plan, scheme, design, frame, contrive, project, forecast, sketch; devise, invent etc. (imagine) 515; set one's wits to work ... show more

Roget 144: be converted into; become, get, wax; come to, turn to, turn into, evolve into, develop into; turn out, lapse, shift; run into, fall into, ... show more

Dutch: groeien, wassen

2 mature

Develop and work out fully in one's mind.

3 mature

Become due for repayment.

4 mature

Cause to ripen or develop fully:
— Age matures a good wine.

synonym: ripen.

Roget 650: be perfect etc. adj.; transcend etc. (be supreme) 33.    bring to perfection, perfect, ripen, mature; complete etc. 729; ... show more

Roget 673: prepare; get ready, make ready; make preparations, settle preliminaries, get up, sound the note of preparation.    set in order, put in order etc. (arrange) 60; forecast ... show more

Roget 658: improve; be better, become better, get better; mend, amend.    advance etc. (progress) 282; ascend etc. 305; increase ... show more

Dutch: rijpen

5 mature

Grow old or older.

synonyms: age, get on, maturate, senesce.

6 mature

Cause to ripen and discharge pus.

synonym: suppurate.

adjective

1 mature

Characteristic of maturity.

Roget 131: adolescent, pubescent, of age; of full age, of ripe age; out of one's teens, grown up, mature, full grown, in one's prime, middle-aged, manly, virile, adult; ... show more

Polish: dojrzały, rozwinięty

2 mature

Fully considered and perfected:
— Mature plans.

synonym: matured.

3 mature

Having reached full natural growth or development.

4 mature

Fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used:
— Full-bodied mature wines.

synonym: ripe.

Roget 673: preparing etc. v.; in preparation, in course of preparation, in agitation, in embryo, in hand, in train; afoot, afloat; on foot, on the stocks, on the anvil; ... show more

5 mature

of birds Having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination.

synonym: fledged.


Moby thesaurus: accomplish, accrue, adult, advance, age, aged, all ready, all set, archetypical, armed, armed and ready, assemble, attain majority, back, bear fruit, beautify, beget, big, blase, bloom ... show more.

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