| ADJECTIVE | all | mature | characteristic of maturity |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | mature, matured | fully considered and perfected | |
| all | mature | having reached full natural growth or development | |
| all | mature, ripe | fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used | |
| all | mature, fledged | (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage | |
| VERB | change | mature, maturate, grow | develop and reach maturity |
| communication | mature | develop and work out fully in one's mind | |
| change | mature | become due for repayment | |
| change | mature, ripen | cause to ripen or develop fully | |
| change | mature, senesce, age, get on, maturate | grow old or older | |
| body | mature, suppurate | cause to ripen and discharge pus |
| Sounds | mahchuh'r; mahtyuh'r | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | allure ... Ur: 39 rhymes with uhr... | |
| Meaning | characteristic of maturity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "mature for her age" | |
| Narrower | autumnal | characteristic of late maturity verging on decline |
| ripe | At the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge | |
| Opposite | immature | characteristic of a lack of maturity |
| Spanish | maduro | |
| Catalan | madur | |
| Adverbs | maturely | in a mature manner |
| Meaning | fully considered and perfected. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "mature plans" | |
| Synonym | matured | |
| Broader | developed | changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful |
| Spanish | maduro | |
| Meaning | Having reached full natural growth or development. | |
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| Example | "a mature cell" | |
| Attribute of | age | How long something has existed |
| maturity, matureness | state of being mature / mature | |
| Narrower | abloom, efflorescent | Bursting into flower |
| adult, big, full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownup | (of animals) fully developed | |
| fruiting | capable of bearing fruit | |
| full-blown, matured | fully ripe | |
| headed | Of leafy vegetables | |
| marriageable, nubile | Of girls or women who are eligible to marry | |
| overblown | Past the stage / stage of full bloom | |
| prime, meridian | At the best stage / stage of development | |
| See also | full-term | gestated for the entire duration of normal pregnancy |
| old | (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age | |
| Opposite | immature | not yet mature |
| Spanish | maduro | |
| Catalan | madur | |
| Nouns | maturity, matureness | state of being mature / mature |
| maturity | the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed | |
| Meaning | fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "full-bodied mature wines" | |
| Synonym | ripe | |
| Narrower | aged, ripened | Of wines, fruit, cheeses |
| mellow, mellowed | Having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging | |
| overripe | Too ripe and beginning to turn soft | |
| Opposite | green, unripe, unripened, immature | not fully developed or mature |
| Spanish | curado, madura, maduro | |
| Catalan | madur, madura | |
| Nouns | matureness | state of being mature / mature |
| Meaning | (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | fledged | |
| Narrower | fledgling, fledgeling | (of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers |
| full-fledged, fully fledged | (of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage | |
| Opposite | unfledged, immature | (of birds) not yet having developed feathers |
| Spanish | plumado | |
| Nouns | maturity, matureness | state of being mature / mature |
| Meaning | Develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Model | Sam and Sue mature | |
| Example | "He matured fast" | |
| Synonyms | maturate, grow | |
| Entails | senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate | Grow old or older |
| Narrower | find oneself, find | Accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation |
| grow up | Become an adult | |
| ripen | Grow ripe | |
| Broader | develop | Grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment |
| Spanish | crecer, cultivar, hacerse, madurar | |
| Catalan | créixer, cultivar, fer-se, madurar | |
| Nouns | maturation, maturement | coming to full development |
| Meaning | Develop and work out fully in one's mind. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "I need to mature my thoughts" | |
| Broader | explicate, formulate, develop | elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses |
| Nouns | maturement | coming to full development |
| Meaning | Become due for repayment. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "These bonds mature in 2005" | |
| Broader | change | Undergo a change |
| Catalan | madurar | |
| Meaning | Cause to ripen or develop fully. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Age matures a good wine" | |
| Synonym | ripen | |
| Cause to | ripen | Grow ripe |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | madurar | |
| Catalan | madurar | |
| Nouns | maturement | coming to full development |
| Meaning | Grow old or older. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | senesce, age, get on, maturate | |
| Caused by | age | make older |
| Entailed by | mature, maturate, grow | Develop and reach maturity |
| Narrower | dote | Be foolish or senile due to old age |
| fossilize, fossilise | Become mentally inflexible | |
| turn | Become officially one year older | |
| Broader | develop | Grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment |
| Spanish | envejecer, madurar | |
| Catalan | envellir, madurar | |
| Nouns | maturation | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically |
| Meaning | Cause to ripen and discharge pus. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | suppurate | |
| Broader | draw | Cause to localize at one point |
| Similar to | fester, maturate, suppurate | ripen and generate pus |
| Catalan | supurar | |
| Nouns | maturation | (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus |
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