Definition of MATURE

mature

Verb

Verb Forms: matured, maturing, matures

  • To become or cause to become fully developed.
  • develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
    • "He matured fast"
  • develop and work out fully in one's mind
    • "I need to mature my thoughts"
  • become due for repayment
    • "These bonds mature in 2005"
  • cause to ripen or develop fully
    • "Age matures a good wine"
  • grow old or older
  • cause to ripen and discharge pus
  • To proceed toward maturity: full development or completion (either of concrete or of abstract things, e.g. plans, judgments, qualities).
  • To attain maturity, to become mature or ripe.
  • To bring (something) to maturity, full development, or completion.
  • To make (something, e.g. fruit) ripe or mature.
  • To proceed toward or become mature or full-grown, either physically or psychologically; to gain experience or wisdom with age.
  • To make (someone) mature.
  • To reach the date when payment is due.

Adjective

  • Fully developed, grown, or ripe.
  • characteristic of maturity
    • "mature for her age"
  • having reached full natural growth or development
    • "a mature cell"
  • fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
    • "full-bodied mature wines"
  • (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination

Adjective Satellite

  • fully considered and perfected
    • "mature plans"

Adj

  • Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
  • Brought to a state of complete readiness.
  • Profound; careful.
  • Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.
  • Suitable for adults only, due to sexual themes, violence, etc.

Examples

  • a mature plan
  • His mature understanding of tile distribution led to a winning Scrabble game.
  • mature content
  • She is quite mature for her age.
  • The excellent mature eggplants grown in the garden plot are quickly being picked up by family and friends.
  • The headmaster decided to expel the boy after a mature consideration.
  • When the bond matures, the full face value is payable to its bearer.
  • With practice, his Words With Friends skills began to mature significantly.

Origin / Etymology

From late Middle English mature, from Middle French mature, from Latin mātūrus. Doublet of maduro. Partially displaced ripe, from Old English rīpe (“ripe, mature”).

Synonyms

age, fledged, get on, grow, maturate, matured, ripe, ripen, senesce, suppurate, adult, adultish, antiquate, develop, eld, for adults, full-grown, grow up, grown, grown up, mature, obsolete, progress, ripen up

Scrabble Score: 8

mature: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
mature: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mature: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

mature: valid Words With Friends Word