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Maturate definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MAT'URATE, v.t. [L. maturo, to hasten, from maturus, ripe.]
To ripen; to hasten or promote suppuration.
MAT'URATE, v.i. To become ripe; to suppurate, as a tumor, and form pus.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast" [syn: mature, maturate, grow]
2: grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day-- what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" [syn: senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate]
3: ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering" [syn: fester, maturate, suppurate]

Merriam Webster's

verb (-rated; -rating) Date: 1622 mature

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.intr. Med. (of a boil etc.) come to maturation. Etymology: L maturatus (as MATURE v.)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Maturate 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).

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Maturate Mat"u*rate, v. i. To ripen; to become mature; specif?cally, to suppurate.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. n. 1. Ripen, mature. 2. Suppurate, matter.