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maturate

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mat⋅u⋅rate

  [mach-uh-reyt]
–verb (used without object), -rat⋅ed, -rat⋅ing.
1. Pathology. to suppurate.
2. to mature.
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Origin:
1535–45; < L mātūrātus, ptp. of mātūrāre to grow ripe, bring to maturity. See mature, -ate 1

Related forms:
ma⋅tur⋅a⋅tive  [muh-choor-uh-tiv, mach-uh-rey-] , adjective
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mat·u·rate   (māch'ə-rāt')   
v.   mat·u·ra·ted, mat·u·rat·ing, mat·u·rates

v.   intr.

  1. To mature, ripen, or develop.

  2. To suppurate.

v.   tr.
To cause to suppurate.

[Latin mātūrāre, mātūrāt-, from mātūrus, mature; see mature.]
mat'u·ra'tive adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mat·u·rate
Pronunciation: 'mach-&-"rAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -rat·ed; -rat·ing
: MATURE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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maturate mat·u·rate (māch'ə-rāt')
v. mat·u·rat·ed, mat·u·rat·ing, mat·u·rates

  1. To mature, ripen, or develop.

  2. To suppurate.

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