mature
1. develop and reach maturity;
undergo maturation (Freq. 5)
- He matured fast
- The child grew fast
• Syn:
maturate, grow
• Derivationally related forms:
growth (for: grow), growing (for: grow), maturation (for: maturate), maturement, maturation
• Hypernyms:
develop
• Hyponyms:
ripen, find oneself, find, grow up
• Entailment:
senesce, age, get on, maturate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Sam and Sue mature
2. develop and work out fully in one's mind
- I need to mature my thoughts
• Derivationally related forms:
maturement
• Hypernyms:
explicate, formulate, develop
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. become due for repayment
- These bonds mature in 2005
• Hypernyms:
change
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
4. cause to ripen or develop fully
- The sun ripens the fruit
- Age matures a good wine
• Syn:
ripen
• Derivationally related forms:
maturement, ripening (for: ripen)
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Cause:
ripen
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
5. grow old or older
- She aged gracefully
- we age every day--what a depressing thought!
- Young men senesce
• Syn:
senesce, age, get on, maturate
• Derivationally related forms:
maturation (for: maturate), maturation, age (for: age), senescent (for: senesce)
• Hypernyms:
develop
• Hyponyms:
turn, fossilize, fossilise, dote
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
6. cause to ripen and discharge pus
- The oil suppurates the pustules
• Syn:
suppurate
• Derivationally related forms:
maturation, suppuration (for: suppurate)
• Hypernyms:
draw
• Verb Group:
fester, maturate, suppurate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
1. characteristic of maturity (Freq. 4)
- mature for her age
• Ant:
immature
• Similar to:
autumnal, mellow, mellowed, ripe
2. fully considered and perfected (Freq. 4)
- mature plans
• Syn:
matured
• Similar to:
developed
3. having reached full natural growth or development (Freq. 1)
- a mature cell
• Ant:
immature
• Similar to:
adult, big, full-grown, fully grown, grown,
grownup, abloom, efflorescent, fruiting, full-blown, matured,
headed, marriageable, nubile, overblown, prime, meridian
• See Also:
old
• Derivationally related forms:
maturity, matureness
• Attrubites:
maturity, matureness, age
4. fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
- ripe peaches
- full-bodied mature wines
• Syn:
ripe
• Ant:
green (for: ripe)
• Similar to:
aged, ripened, mellow, mellowed, overripe
• Derivationally related forms:
matureness, ripeness (for: ripe)
5. (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage;
often used in combination
• Syn:
fledged
• Ant:
unfledged (for: fledged)
• Similar to:
fledgling, fledgeling, full-fledged, fully fledged
• Derivationally related forms:
maturity, matureness
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