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maturate

verb
/ˈmætjʊɹeɪt/

Etymology

From Latin māturātus, perfect passive participle of māturō (“to ripen”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French maturer.

  1. borrowed from māturātus

Definitions

  1. To bring to ripeness or maturity

    To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen.

    • A tree may be maturated artificially.

  2. To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess).

  3. To undergo perfect suppuration.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for maturate. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA