| Verb | 1. | mature - develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"ripen - grow ripe; "The plums ripen in July" find oneself, find - accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation; "My son went to Berkeley to find himself" develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" | |
| 2. | mature - develop and work out fully in one's mind; "I need to mature my thoughts" | |
| 3. | mature - become due for repayment; "These bonds mature in 2005"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | |
| 4. | mature - cause to ripen or develop fully; "The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | |
| 5. | mature - grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"turn - become officially one year older; "She is turning 50 this year" develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" dote - be foolish or senile due to old age | |
| 6. | mature - cause to ripen and discharge pus; "The oil suppurates the pustules"draw - cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus" | |
| Adj. | 1. | mature - characteristic of maturity; "mature for her age"immature - characteristic of a lack of maturity; "immature behavior" | |
| 2. | mature - fully considered and perfected; "mature plans"developed - being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful; "the developed qualities of the Hellenic outlook"; "they have very small limbs with only two fully developed toes on each" | |
| 3. | mature - having reached full natural growth or development; "a mature cell"old - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; especially not young; often used as a combining form to indicate an age as specified as in `a week-old baby'; "an old man's eagle mind"--William Butler Yeats; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?" | |
| 4. | mature - fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used; "ripe peaches"; "full-bodies mature wines" | |
| 5. | mature - (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination | |