1. Fully ripe; at the height of bloom
   - full-blown 
2. Fully considered and perfected
   - mature

1. Develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
   "He matured fast"
   - maturate, grow 
2. Develop and work out fully in one's mind
   "I need to mature my thoughts" 
3. Become due for repayment
   "These bonds mature in 2005" 
4. Cause to ripen or develop fully
   "Age matures a good wine"
   - ripen 
5. Grow old or older
   - senesce, age, get on, maturate 
6. Cause to ripen and discharge pus
   - suppurate

See also: developed, maturation, mature, maturement

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

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