maturate Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Mat"u*rate transitive verb
Etymology
L. maturatus, p. p. of maturare to make ripe, fr. maturus ripe, mature. See Mature, v. & a.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Maturated ; present participle & verbal noun Maturating
Definitions
  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).
Mat"u*rate intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To ripen; to become mature; specifcally, to suppurate.

Webster 1913