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[adjective] fully considered and perfected; "mature plans"
[adjective] (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination
[adjective] having reached full natural growth or development; "a mature cell"
[adjective] characteristic of maturity; "mature for her age"
[adjective] fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used; "ripe peaches"; "full-bodies mature wines"
[verb] cause to ripen and discharge pus; "The oil suppurates the pustules"
[verb] grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"
[verb] cause to ripen or develop fully; "The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine"
[verb] develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"
[verb] become due for repayment; "These bonds mature in 2005"
[verb] develop and work out fully in one's mind; "I need to mature my thoughts"
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\Ma*ture"\, a. [Compar. {Maturer}; superl. {Maturest}.] [L. maturus; prob. akin to E. matin.] 1. Brought by natural process to completeness of growth and development; fitted by growth and development for any function, action, or state, appropriate to its kind; full-grown; ripe. Now is love mature in ear. --Tennison. How shall I meet, or how accost, the sage, Unskilled in speech, nor yet mature of age ? --Pope. 2. Completely worked out; fully digested or prepared; ready for action; made ready for destined application or use; perfected; as, a mature plan. This lies glowing, . . . and is almost mature for the violent breaking out. --Shak. 3. Of or pertaining to a condition of full development; as, a man of mature years. 4. Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration. Syn: Ripe; perfect; completed; prepared; digested; ready. Usage: {Mature}, {Ripe}. Both words describe fullness of growth. Mature brings to view the progressiveness of the process; ripe indicates the result. We speak of a thing as mature when thinking of the successive stayes through which it has passed; as ripe, when our attention is directed merely to its state. A mature judgment; mature consideration; ripe fruit; a ripe scholar.
\Ma*ture"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Matured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Maturing}.] [See {Maturate}, {Mature}.] To bring or hasten to maturity; to promote ripeness in; to ripen; to complete; as, to mature one's plans. --Bacon.
\Ma*ture"\, v. i. 1. To advance toward maturity; to become ripe; as, wine matures by age; the judgment matures by age and experience. 2. Hence, to become due, as a note.

Synonyms for mature

abloom, adult, age, aged, autumnal, big, developed, efflorescent, fledged, fledgeling(a), fledgling(a), flowering, fruiting, full-blown, full-fledged, full-grown, fully fledged, fully grown, get on, grow, grown, grownup, headed, marriageable, maturate, matured, mellow, mellowed, nubile, overblown, overripe, prime, ripe, ripen, ripened, suppurate

Antonyms: green, immature, unfledged, unripe, unripened

See also: alter | change | develop | develop | dote | draw | explicate | find | find oneself | formulate | fossilise | fossilize | grow up | mature | old | turn |

Related terms: assemble, brew, bring to completion, consummate, consummated, cosmopolitan, develop, embellish, flowering, knowledgeable, loaded for bear, make up, matured, mellow, on the mark, overdeveloped, overdue, overtop, owed, polish, practiced, prepared, rear, reproduce, set up, spring up, tried and true, undiminished, upshoot, upsprout

The fun area, different aproach to word »mature«

Let's analyse "mature" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ERUTAM. Average typing speed for these characters is 1590 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: mature: 1 + 3 + 5 = 9, reduced: 9 . and the final result is Nine.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: mature: 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 9 + 5 = 24, reduced: 6, and the final result is Six.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
E (1) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
M (1) 13 Death Creator, Developer, Builder
R (1) 18 Moon Patient, Determined, Strong
T (1) 20 Judgement Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
U (1) 21 World Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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