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Maturate

Maturate Meaning & Definition
Maturate Definition And Meaning

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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