1. Fully ripe; at the height of bloom
   "a matured rose";
   - full-blown
    
2. Fully considered and perfected
   "matured plans";
   - mature

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

See also: developed, mature

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

Encyclopedia: Mature