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verb
To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
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verb
To undergo perfect suppuration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: medicine, sciences
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verb
ripen and generate pus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: fester, suppurate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release
verb
grow old or older
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: senesce, age, get on, mature
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: develop
Narrower terms: turn, fossilize, fossilise, dote
verb
develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: mature, grow
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: develop
Narrower terms: ripen, find oneself, find, grow up
History
From Latin māturātus, perfect passive participle of māturō (“to ripen”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French maturer.
