Maturant(n.) A medicine, or application, which promotes suppuration.
Maturate(a.) To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen.
Maturate(a.) To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess).
Maturate(v. i.) To ripen; to become mature; specif/cally, to suppurate.
Maturated(imp. & p. p.) of Maturate
Maturating(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Maturate
Maturation(n.) The process of bringing, or of coming, to maturity; hence, specifically, the process of suppurating perfectly; the formation of pus or matter.
Maturative(a.) Conducing to ripeness or maturity; hence, conducing to suppuration.
Maturative(n.) A remedy promoting maturation; a maturant.
Mature(superl.) 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.
Mature(superl.) Completely worked out; fully digested or prepared; ready for action; made ready for destined application or use; perfected; as, a mature plan.
Mature(superl.) Of or pertaining to a condition of full development; as, a man of mature years.
Mature(superl.) Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.
Mature(v. i.) To advance toward maturity; to become ripe; as, wine matures by age; the judgment matures by age and experience.
Mature(v. i.) Hence, to become due, as a note.
Mature(v. t.) To bring or hasten to maturity; to promote ripeness in; to ripen; to complete; as, to mature one's plans.
Matured(imp. & p. p.) of Mature
Maturely(adv.) In a mature manner; with ripeness; completely.
Maturely(adv.) With caution; deliberately.
Maturely(adv.) Early; soon.
Matureness(n.) The state or quality of being mature; maturity.
Maturer(n.) One who brings to maturity.
Maturing(a.) Approaching maturity; as, maturing fruits; maturing notes of hand.
Maturing(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mature
Maturity(n.) The state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; as, the maturity of corn or of grass; maturity of judgment; the maturity of a plan.
Maturity(n.) Arrival of the time fixed for payment; a becoming due; termination of the period a note, etc., has to run.
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