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mat·u·rate \ˈmachəˌrāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin maturatus, past participle of maturare to make ripe, promote suppuration of, from maturus ripe transitive verb 1. archaic : to promote suppuration of (as an abscess) 2. : to bring to ripeness or maturity : cause to ripen intransitive verb 1. : ripen, mature 2. archaic : suppurate |