1. Having reached full natural growth or development
   "a mature cell"
    
2. Characteristic of maturity
   "mature for her age"
    
3. Fully considered and perfected
   "mature plans";
   - matured
    
4. Fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
   "full-bodied mature wines";
   - ripe
    
5. (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination
   "The mature robin had bright red breast feathers";
   - fledged

1. Develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
   "He matured fast";
   - maturate, grow
    
2. Develop and work out fully in one's mind
   "I need to mature my thoughts"
    
3. Cause to ripen or develop fully
   "Age matures a good wine";
   - ripen, age
    
4. Become due for repayment
   "These bonds mature in 2005"
    
5. Grow old or older
   "Young men mature";
   - senesce, age, get on, maturate
    
6. Cause to ripen and discharge pus
   "The poultice helped mature the boil";
   - suppurate

Derived forms: matured, maturer, maturing, matures, maturest

See also: abloom, adult, age, aged, autumnal, big, developed, efflorescent, fledgeling, fledgling, fruiting, full-blown, full-fledged, full-grown, fully fledged, fully grown, grown, grownup, headed, marriageable, matured, matureness, maturity, mellow, mellowed, meridian, nubile, old, overblown, overripe, prime, ripe, ripened

Type of: alter, change, develop, draw, explicate, formulate, modify

Antonym: green, immature

Encyclopedia: Mature