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▸ adjective: Brought to a state of complete readiness.
▸ adjective: Profound; careful.
▸ adjective: (medicine, obsolete) Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.
▸ adjective: (television, film) Suitable for adults only, due to sexual themes, violence, etc.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To proceed toward maturity: full development or completion (either of concrete or of abstract things, e.g. plans, judgments, qualities).
▸ verb: (intransitive, of food, especially fruit) To attain maturity, to become mature or ripe.
▸ verb: (transitive) To bring (something) to maturity, full development, or completion.
▸ verb: (transitive) To make (something, e.g. fruit) ripe or mature.
▸ verb: (intransitive, of a person) To proceed toward or become mature or full-grown, either physically or psychologically; to gain experience or wisdom with age.
▸ verb: (transitive) To make (someone) mature.
▸ verb: (intransitive, finance) To reach the date when payment is due.
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maturate,
full-grown,
mellow,
ripe,
grown,
overripe,
overblown,
fully fledged,
big,
developed,
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