“matures” is a form of
mature
UK /məˈtjʊə/ · US /məˈt͡ʃʊ(ə)ɹ/ adjective, verb
Forms matures maturing matured
- adjective Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe. “She is quite mature for her age.”
- adjective Brought to a state of complete readiness. “a mature plan”
- adjective Profound; careful. “The headmaster decided to expel the boy after a mature consideration.”
- adjective (medicine, obsolete) Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.
- adjective (television, film) Suitable for adults only, due to sexual themes, violence, etc. “mature content”
- verb (intransitive) To proceed toward maturity: full development or completion (either of concrete or of abstract things, e.g. plans, judgments, qualities).
- verb (intransitive, of food, especially fruit) To attain maturity, to become mature or ripe.
- verb (transitive) To bring (something) to maturity, full development, or completion.
- verb (transitive) To make (something, e.g. fruit) ripe or mature.
- verb (intransitive, of a person) To proceed toward or become mature or full-grown, either physically or psychologically; to gain experience or wisdom with age.
- verb (transitive) To make (someone) mature.
- verb (intransitive, finance) To reach the date when payment is due. “When the bond matures, the full face value is payable to its bearer.”
Synonyms
adult adultish grown grown up develop grow progress ripen ripen up age grow up antiquate eld obsolete maturate senesce get on suppurate matured ripe fledged
Antonyms
Etymology
From late Middle English mature, from Middle French mature, from Latin mātūrus. Doublet of maduro. Partially displaced ripe, from Old English rīpe (“ripe, mature”).
From Middle English maturen, from Middle French maturer (“to mature”), from Latin mātūrō.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Brought by natural process to completeness of growth and development; fitted by growth and development for any function, action, or state, appropriate to its kind; full-grown; ripe.
- adjective Completely worked out; fully digested or prepared; ready for action; made ready for destined application or use; perfected; as, a mature plan.
- verb To bring or hasten to maturity; to promote ripeness in; to ripen; to complete; as, to mature one's plans. Bacon.
- verb To advance toward maturity; to become ripe; as, wine matures by age; the judgment matures by age and experience.
Etymology [L. maturus; prob. akin to E. matin.]
Etymology [See Maturate, Mature.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “mature”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details