| mature | | |
| v. (change) | 1. grow, maturate, mature | develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation.; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast" |
| ~ senesce, age, maturate, mature, get on | grow old or older.; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" |
| ~ 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. |
| v. (communication) | 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" |
| v. (change) | 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" |
| v. (change) | 4. mature, ripen | cause to ripen or develop fully.; "The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ ripen | grow ripe.; "The plums ripen in July" |
| v. (change) | 5. age, get on, maturate, mature, senesce | grow old or older.; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" |
| ~ 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. |
| v. (body) | 6. mature, suppurate | cause to ripen and discharge pus.; "The oil suppurates the pustules" |
| ~ fester, suppurate, maturate | ripen and generate pus.; "her wounds are festering" |
| ~ draw | cause to localize at one point.; "Draw blood and pus" |
| adj. | 7. mature | characteristic of maturity.; "mature for her age" |
| ~ autumnal | characteristic of late maturity verging on decline.; "a serene autumnal mood" |
| ~ mellowed, mellow | having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience.; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age" |
| ~ ripe | at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge.; "a ripe mind" |
| adj. | 8. mature, matured | fully considered and perfected.; "mature plans" |
| ~ 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" |
| adj. | 9. mature | having reached full natural growth or development.; "a mature cell" |
| ~ adult, full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownup, big | (of animals) fully developed.; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman" |
| ~ abloom, efflorescent | bursting into flower.; "flowering spring trees" |
| ~ fruiting | capable of bearing fruit. |
| ~ full-blown, matured | fully ripe; at the height of bloom.; "a full-blown rose" |
| ~ headed | of leafy vegetables; having formed into a head.; "headed cabbages" |
| ~ marriageable, nubile | of girls or women who are eligible to marry. |
| ~ overblown | past the stage of full bloom.; "overblown roses" |
| ~ meridian, prime | being at the best stage of development.; "our manhood's prime vigor" |
| ~ 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?" |
| adj. | 10. mature, ripe | fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used.; "ripe peaches"; "full-bodied mature wines" |
| ~ ripened, aged | of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable).; "mature well-aged cheeses" |
| ~ mellowed, mellow | having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging.; "a mellow port"; "mellowed fruit" |
| ~ overripe | too ripe and beginning to turn soft. |
| adj. | 11. fledged, mature | (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination. |
| ~ fledgeling, fledgling | (of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers.; "a fledgling robin" |
| ~ full-fledged, fully fledged | (of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly. |
| ripe | | |
| adj. | 1. ripe | fully prepared or eager.; "the colonists were ripe for revolution" |
| ~ ready | completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress.; "get ready"; "she is ready to resign"; "the bridge is ready to collapse"; "I am ready to work"; "ready for action"; "ready for use"; "the soup will be ready in a minute"; "ready to learn to read" |
| adj. | 2. good, right, ripe | most suitable or right for a particular purpose.; "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes" |
| ~ opportune | suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose.; "an opportune place to make camp"; "an opportune arrival" |
| adj. | 3. ripe | at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge.; "a ripe mind" |
| ~ mature | characteristic of maturity.; "mature for her age" |
| adj. | 4. advanced, ripe | far along in time.; "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90" |
| ~ late | being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time.; "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast" |
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