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Maturate

verb
(past & past part. maturated; pres. part. maturating)
1.
Develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation.  Synonyms: grow, mature.  "The child grew fast"
2.
Grow old or older.  Synonyms: age, get on, mature, senesce.  "We age every day--what a depressing thought!" , "Young men senesce"
3.
Ripen and generate pus.  Synonyms: fester, suppurate.





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"Maturate" Quotes from Famous Books



... congregate, assemble, convene, muster, collect, concentrate; harvest, pick, glean, pluck, crop, reap; accumulate, amass, hoard, garner; contract, compress; pucker, plait, ruffle, shirr; infer, conclude, deduce; maturate. ...
— Putnam's Word Book • Louis A. Flemming


Words linked to "Maturate" :   fossilize, grow up, discharge, release, expel, fossilise, turn, ripen, find oneself, maturation, dote, find, develop, exhaust, eject


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