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Maturate

//ˈmætjʊɹeɪt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen. transitive

    "A tree may be maturated artificially."

  2. 2
    ripen and generate pus wordnet
  3. 3
    To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess). transitive
  4. 4
    grow old or older wordnet
  5. 5
    To undergo perfect suppuration. intransitive
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  1. 6
    develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation wordnet

Etymology

From Latin māturātus, perfect passive participle of māturō (“to ripen”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French maturer.

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