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[mach-uh-reyt] 
əˌreɪt
–verb (used without object), -rat⋅ed, -rat⋅ing.
| 1. | Pathology. to suppurate. |
| 2. | to mature. |
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| mat·u·rate (māch'ə-rāt') v. mat·u·ra·ted, mat·u·rat·ing, mat·u·rates v. intr.
To cause to suppurate. [Latin mātūrāre, mātūrāt-, from mātūrus, mature; see mature.] mat'u·ra'tive adj. |
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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).Maturate
Mat"u*rate\, v. i. To ripen; to become mature; specif?cally, to suppurate.
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Main Entry: mat·u·rate
Pronunciation: 'mach-&-"rAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -rat·ed; -rat·ing
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maturate mat·u·rate (māch'ə-rāt')
v. mat·u·rat·ed, mat·u·rat·ing, mat·u·rates
- To mature, ripen, or develop.
- To suppurate.
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