maturate

Meaning

1. (transitive) To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen.
2. (transitive) To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess).
3. (intransitive) To undergo perfect suppuration.

Synonyms

mature

suppurate

fester

ripen

grow

mellow

senesce

age

develop

get on

grow up

devolve

educe

evolve

build

unfold

go out with

blossom out

grow old

abscess

blossom forth

blossom

🌼

progress

purulent

putrefy

advance

season

come on

cook

🧑‍🍳

adolesce

Translations

madurar

développer

mûrir

ωριμάζω

envejecer

madurar

envellir

créixer

نمى

εμπυάζω

εμπυούμαι

μεγαλώνω

μαζεύω πύον

âge

supurar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmætjʊɹeɪt/

Etymology

From Latin māturātus, perfect passive participle of māturō (“to ripen”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French maturer.