Thesaurus: mature

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1. 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.
2. superl. Completely worked out; fully digested or prepared; ready for action; made ready for destined application or use; perfected; as, a mature plan.
3. superl. Of or pertaining to a condition of full development; as, a man of mature years.
4. superl. Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.
5. v. t. To bring or hasten to maturity; to promote ripeness in; to ripen; to complete; as, to mature one's plans.
6. v. i. To advance toward maturity; to become ripe; as, wine matures by age; the judgment matures by age and experience.
7. v. i. Hence, to become due, as a note.
8. adj. characteristic of maturity
9. adj. fully considered and perfected
10. adj. having reached full natural growth or development
11. adj. fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
12. adj. (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination