Adjective mature has 5 senses
  1. mature - characteristic of maturity; "mature for her age"
    Antonyms:
    immature, adolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerile, babyish, childish, infantile, callow, inexperienced, naive, unsophisticated
  2. mature, matured - fully considered and perfected; "mature plans"
    Antonym: undeveloped (indirect, via developed)
  3. mature - having reached full natural growth or development; "a mature cell"
    Antonyms:
    immature, adolescent, embryonic, embryologic, embryonal, formative, inchoative, larval, prepubescent, prepubertal, prepupal, pubescent, pupal, underdeveloped, unformed
  4. ripe, mature - fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used; "ripe peaches"; "full-bodies mature wines"
  5. fledged, mature - (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination
,Verb mature has 6 senses
  1. mature, maturate, grow - develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"
    --1 is one way to develop
    Derived forms: noun maturement1, noun maturation1
    Sample sentence:
    Sam and Sue mature
  2. mature - develop and work out fully in one's mind; "I need to mature my thoughts"
    --2 is one way to
    explicate, formulate, develop
    Derived form: noun maturement1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. mature - become due for repayment; "These bonds mature in 2005"
    --3 is one way to
    change
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  4. ripen, mature - cause to ripen or develop fully; "The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine"
    --4 is one way to change, alter, modify
    Derived form: noun maturement1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  5. senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate - grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"
    --5 is one way to develop
    Derived form: noun maturation2
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
  6. suppurate, mature - cause to ripen and discharge pus; "The oil suppurates the pustules"
    --6 is one way to draw
    Derived form: noun maturation3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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