maturate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: maturate	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for maturate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
maturate v develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast" Synonym(s): mature, maturate, grow grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day-- what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" Synonym(s): senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering" Synonym(s): fester, maturate, suppurate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Maturate \Mat"u*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maturated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Maturating}.] [L. maturatus, p. p. of maturare to make ripe, fr. maturus ripe, mature. See {Mature}, v. & a.] 1. To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen. A tree may be maturated artificially. --Fuller. 2. To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Maturate \Mat"u*rate\, v. i. To ripen; to become mature; specif[?]cally, to suppurate.