mature

ma·ture  (m-tyr, -tr, -chr)

adj. ma·tur·er, ma·tur·est

1.

a. Having reached full natural growth or development: a mature cell.

b. Having reached a desired or final condition; ripe: a mature cheese.

2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of full development, either mental or physical: mature for her age.

3.

a. Suitable or intended for adults: mature subject matter.

b. Composed of adults: a mature audience.

4. Worked out fully by the mind; considered: a mature plan of action.

5. Having reached the limit of its time; due: a mature bond.

6. No longer subject to great expansion or development. Used of an industry, a market, or a product.

7. Geology Having reached maximum development of form. Used of streams and landforms.

v. ma·tured, ma·tur·ing, ma·tures

v.tr.

1. To bring to full development; ripen.

2. To work out fully in the mind: "able to digest and mature my thoughts for my own mind only" (John Stuart Mill).

v.intr.

1. To evolve toward or reach full development: The child's judgment matures as she grows older.

2. To become due. Used of notes and bonds.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mtrus; see m-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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ma·turely adv.

ma·tureness n.

Synonyms: mature, age, develop, ripen
These verbs mean to bring or come to full development or maximum excellence: maturing the wines in vats; aged the brandy for 100 years; developed the flavor slowly; fruits that were ripened on the vine.

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mature

Adjective

1. fully developed physically or mentally; grown-up

2. (of plans or theories) fully considered and thought-out

3. sensible and balanced in personality and emotional behaviour

4. due or payable: a mature insurance policy

5. (of fruit, wine, or cheese) ripe or fully aged

Verb

[-turing, -tured]

1. to make or become mature

2. (of bills or bonds) to become due for payment or repayment [Latin maturus early, developed]

maturity n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	mature - develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast" maturate, grow ripen - grow ripe; "The plums ripen in July" find oneself, find - accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation; "My son went to Berkeley to find himself" develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" grow up - become an adult
	2.	mature - develop and work out fully in one's mind; "I need to mature my thoughts" formulate, explicate, develop - elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"
	3.	mature - become due for repayment; "These bonds mature in 2005" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
	4.	mature - cause to ripen or develop fully; "The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine" ripen alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	5.	mature - grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" senesce, maturate, age, get on turn - become officially one year older; "She is turning 50 this year" fossilise, fossilize - become mentally inflexible develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" dote - be foolish or senile due to old age
	6.	mature - cause to ripen and discharge pus; "The oil suppurates the pustules" suppurate fester, suppurate, maturate - ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering" draw - cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"
Adj.	1.	mature - characteristic of maturity; "mature for her age" immature - characteristic of a lack of maturity; "immature behavior"
	2.	mature - fully considered and perfected; "mature plans" matured developed - being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful; "the developed qualities of the Hellenic outlook"; "they have very small limbs with only two fully developed toes on each"
	3.	mature - having reached full natural growth or development; "a mature cell" old - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?" immature - not yet mature
	4.	mature - fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used; "ripe peaches"; "full-bodied mature wines" ripe
	5.	mature - (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination fledged

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mature

verb 1. develop, grow up, bloom, blossom, come of age, become adult, age, reach adulthood, maturate

adjective 2. matured, seasoned, ripe, mellow, ripened

adjective 3. grown-up, adult, grown, of age, full-blown, fully fledged, fully-developed, full-grown << OPPOSITE immature

Translations

mature [məˈtjuəʳ] adj → maduro

vi → madurar

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mature [məˈtjuəʳ] adj → mûr(e); [cheese] → fait(e); [wine] → arrive(e) à maturité

vi → mûrir; [cheese, wine] → se faire

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mature [məˈtjuəʳ] adj → reif;

(wine) → ausgereift

vi → reifen;

(Comm) → fällig werden

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mature [məˈtjuəʳ] adj → maturo/a; [cheese] → stagionato/a

vi → maturare; stagionare;

(COMM) → scadere

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mature

adj mature [məˈtjuə]

1 (having the qualities of someone who, or something that, is) fully grown or developed a very mature person. volwasse ناضِج، تام النُّمو зрял zralý moden reif ώριμος maduro küps بالغ kypsä mûr מְבוּגָר पूर्ण विकसित potpuno razvijen, odrastao érett dewasa þroskaður maturo 成熟した 다 자란, 원숙한 subrendęs nobriedis dewasa volwassen moden, voksen dojrzały maduro matur зрелый, взрослый zrelý zrel zreo mogen, fullt utvecklad เติบโตเต็มที่ olgun, ergin 成熟的 стиглий; зрілий بالغ chín chắn 成熟的

2 (of cheese, wine etc) ready for eating or drinking a mature cheese. verouderd جاهِز للطَّعام أو الشَّراب узрял vyzrálý moden; lagret reif έτοιμος (για φάγωμα κτλ.) maduro laagerdunud اماده kypsytetty fait; bon à boire בָּשֵל पका हुआ zreo érett matang þroskaður, tilbúinn maturo, (pronto per essere mangiato), (pronto per essere bevuto) 熟した 잘 익은, 숙성된 subrendęs, išlaikytas izturēts, nogatavināts matang rijp moden dojrzały maduro maturat зрелый; выдержанный vyzretý dozorel zreo mogen บ่มได้ที่ olgun, olmuş 熟的 дозрілий, готовий استعمال کے لیے تیار chín 熟的

v

1 to make or become mature She matured early. grootword يَنْضُج узрявам dospět; dozrát blive moden; blive voksen heranreifen ωριμάζω madurar küpseks saama, küpseks tegema بالغ شدن kypsyä, kypsyttää (faire) mûrir לְהִתבַּגֵר पकना odrasti megérik menjadi dewasa þroska(st) maturare 成熟する 성숙하다; 성숙케 하다 subręsti nobriest menjadi dewasa rijp worden, volwassen worden modne(s) dojrzewać amadurecer a (se) maturiza развиться, созреть dospieť zoreti sazreti mogna ทำให้สมบูรณ์ olgunlaşmak 使成熟 достигати; доходити зрілості بالغ ہونا یا کرنا trở nên chín chắn 使成熟

2 (of an insurance policy) to become due to be paid My insurance policy matures when I reach sixty-five. verval يَسْتَحِق الدَّفْع платим nabýt splatnosti komme til udbetaling fällig werden λήγω (για ασφάλεια) vencer tähtpäevuma به موعد رسیدن erääntyä arriver à échéance חָל פִּירָעוֹן הַבִּיטוּח प्रौढ़ होना dospjeti esedékessé válik jatuh tempo koma til útborgunar scadere 満期になる 만기가 되다 sueiti mokėjimo terminui (par termiņu) beigties tempoh matang vervallen forfalle til utbetaling być do wypłaty vencer a ajunge la scadenţă наступать nadobudnúť platnosť zapasti dospeti förfalla (falla ut) [] ถึงกำหนด vadesi gelmek 到期 наставати میعاد ادایگی پر پہنچنا đến hạn thanh toán 到期

adv maˈturely

vervallend بصورةٍ ناضِجَه зряло zrale modent; voksent ewig ώριμα maduramente küpselt بالغ kypsästi mûrement בְבַגרוּת परिपक्वता के साथ zreo éretten secara dewasa á þroskaðan hátt; skynsamlega a mente fredda 成熟して 성숙하게, 사려 깊게 brandžiai pārdomāti dengan matang volwassen modent dojrzale maturamente (în mod) matur; cu matu­ritate зрело zrelo zrelo zrelo moget อย่างเจริญเติบโต olgunca 成熟地 зріло سنجیدگی سے một cách chín chắn 成熟地

n maˈturity

vervaldatum نُضوج، بُلوغ зрелост zralost; dospělost modenhed die Reife ωριμότητα madurez küps iga بلوغ kypsyys maturité הִתבַּגרוּת परिपक्वता zrelost érettség kedewasaan þroski; það að vera tilbúinn; gjalddagi maturità 成熟 성숙, 숙성, 만기 brandumas, branda briedums; gatavība kematangan rijpheid, volwassenheid modenhet dojrzałość maturidade maturitate зрелость zrelosť zrelost zrelost mognad, mogen ålder, förfallotid, -dag การเจริญเติบโตเต็มที่ olgunluk, erginlik 成熟 стиглість; зрілість رسیدگی، پختگی tính trưởng thành 成熟

n maˈtureness

volwassenheid نُضوج، بُلوغ платимост zralost modenhed die Reife ωριμότητα madurez küpsus رسیدگی kypsyys maturité בַּגרוּת परिपक्व zrelost érettség kematangan þroski maturità 成熟 성숙함 brandumas bersifat matang rijpheid, volwassenheid modenhet dojrzałość maturidade maturitate зрелость zrelosť zrelost zrelost mognad การเจริญเติบโตเต็มที่ olgunluk, erginlik 成熟 зрілість پختگی tính chín; chín chắn 成熟