mature

1. similar to:

   • autumnal - characteristic of late maturity verging on decline
   • ripe - at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge
2. similar to: developed - being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful
   same as: matured
3. also: old - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
   tells us about:

   • age - how long something has existed
   • matureness, maturity - state of being mature; full development
   similar to:

   • adult, big, full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownup - (of animals) fully developed
   • abloom, efflorescent - bursting into flower
   • fruiting - capable of bearing fruit
   • full-blown, matured - fully ripe; at the height of bloom
   • headed - of leafy vegetables; having formed into a head
   • marriageable, nubile - of girls or women who are eligible to marry
   • overblown - past the stage of full bloom
   • meridian, prime - being at the best stage of development
4. similar to:

   • aged, ripened - of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable)
   • mellow, mellowed - having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging
   • overripe - too ripe and beginning to turn soft
   same as: ripe
5. similar to:

   • fledgeling, fledgling - (of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers
   • full-fledged, fully fledged - (of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly
   same as: fledged

1. entail: age, get on, maturate, mature, senesce - grow old or older
   is a type of: develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
   subtypes:

   • ripen - grow ripe
   • find, find oneself - accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
   • grow up - become an adult
   same as: grow, maturate
2. is a type of: develop, explicate, formulate - elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
3. is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
4. causes: ripen - grow ripe
   is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
   same as: ripen
5. is a type of: develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
   subtypes:

   • turn - become officially one year older
   • fossilise, fossilize - become mentally inflexible
   • dote - be foolish or senile due to old age
   same as: age, get on, maturate, senesce
6. is a type of: draw - cause to localize at one point
   same as: suppurate
   verb group: fester, maturate, suppurate - ripen and generate pus

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