About The Word Maturate
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Maturate
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What's The Definition Of Maturate?
[v] ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering"
[v] grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!" [v] develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast" Synonyms | Synonyms for Maturate: age | fester | get on | grow | mature | suppurate Related Terms | Find terms related to Maturate: See Also | develop | discharge | dote | eject | expel | find | find oneself | fossilise | fossilize | grow up | maturate | release | ripen | turn Maturate In Webster's Dictionary \Mat"u*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maturated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Maturating}.] [L. maturatus, p. p. of maturare to
make ripe, fr. maturus ripe, mature. See {Mature}, v. & a.]
1. To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen.
A tree may be maturated artificially. --Fuller.
2. To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess).
\Mat"u*rate\, v. i. To ripen; to become mature; specif?cally, to suppurate. |
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