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| ma·ture [ mə chr ] |
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1. acting or seeming like adult: showing the mental, emotional, or physical characteristics associated with a fully developed adult person
  Philip is only 12 but he's very tall and already quite mature.
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2. experienced: showing qualities gained by development and experience
in the author's mature writings
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3. adult: adult or fully grown
a mature animal capable of breeding
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4. fully developed: describes an organism that is fully developed to a complete or final stage
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5. old and of good flavor: old enough to have acquired the maximum flavor
mature cheddar
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6. in later life: no longer young
the wisdom shown by the mature dramatist
The role is that of a mature woman with a successful career behind her.
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7. for adults: made up of or suitable only for adults
Because of the subject, this movie is recommended for mature audiences only.
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8. involving serious thought: involving or reached by a period of serious thought
On mature reflection, I feel it would be wiser to sell.
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9. due for payment: describes a financial arrangement that has reached a previously set or mutually agreed-on time limit and is therefore due for payment or repayment
mature bonds
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10. not subject to major change: no longer subject to the instability of early development or expansion
Hydroelectric power is a mature industry in the region.
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11. in middle of erosion cycle: describes a natural feature or landform that is in the middle stages of an erosion cycle
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verb (past and past participle ma·tured, present participle ma·tur·ing, 3rd person present singular ma·tures) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb develop: to go through a developmental process, or make something or somebody go through a developmental process
Children begin to mature at different ages.
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2. intransitive verb fall due for payment: to reach a previously set or mutually agreed-on time limit and therefore fall due for payment or repayment
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refers to financial arrangements
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When will those Treasury bonds mature?
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3. transitive and intransitive verb develop into something finished: to become fully worked out, or work something out fully, especially through long consideration
The plan had matured over the intervening months.
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| [14th century. Directly or via French< Latin maturus "ripe"] |
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| ma·ture·ly adverb |
| ma·ture·ness noun |
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