adj
Meaning 1
Tending to promote maturation or progress.
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maturative
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adj
Meaning 2
Progressing through distinct phases or stages.
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Topics: medicine, sciences
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adj
Meaning 3
Final.
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Topics: medicine, sciences
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adj
Meaning 4
Pertaining to the process of maturation.
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adj
Meaning 5
Characteristic of healthy emotional maturity.
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noun
Meaning 6
A remedy used in medieval medicine to promote maturation; a maturant.
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Usage: historical
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 7
A verb that implies the process of growth, progress or maturation
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Usage: rare
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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History
Etymology
From Middle English maturatif, from Middle French maturatif, from Medieval Latin mātūrātīvus. By surface analysis, mature + -ative or maturate + -ive.