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adjective
1.
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
2.
ripe, as fruit, or fully aged, as cheese or wine.
3.
fully developed in body or mind, as a person: a mature woman.
4.
pertaining to or characteristic of full development: a mature appearance; fruit with a mature softness.
5.
EXPANDcompleted, perfected, or elaborated in full by the mind: mature plans.
6.
(of an industry, technology, market, etc.) no longer developing or expanding; having little or no potential for further growth or expansion; exhausted or saturated.
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8.
composed of adults, considered as being less susceptible than minors to explicit sexual content, violence, or obscene language, as of a film or stage performance: for mature audiences only.
9.
Finance. having reached the limit of its time; having become payable or due: a mature bond.
10.
Medicine/Medical.
a.
having attained definitive form or function, as by maturation of an epithelium from a basal layer.
b.
having attained the end stage of a normal or abnormal biological process: a mature boil.
11.
COLLAPSEGeology. (of a landscape) exhibiting the stage of maximum topographical diversity, as in the cycle of erosion of a land surface.
verb (used with object)
12.
to make mature; ripen, as fruit or cheese.
13.
to bring to full development: His hard experiences in the city matured him.
14.
to complete or perfect.
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verb (used without object)
15.
to become mature; ripen, as fruit or cheese.
16.
to come to full development: Our plans have not yet matured.
17.
Finance. to become due, as a note.
Related forms
ma·ture·ly, adverb
ma·ture·ment, noun
ma·ture·ness, noun
ma·tur·er, noun
half-ma·tured, adjective
EXPANDnon·ma·ture, adjective
non·ma·ture·ly, adverb
non·ma·ture·ness, noun
o·ver·ma·ture, adjective
o·ver·ma·ture·ly, adverb
o·ver·ma·ture·ness, noun
self-ma·tured, adjective
sem·i·ma·ture, adjective
sem·i·ma·ture·ly, adverb
sem·i·ma·ture·ness, noun
un·ma·ture, adjective
un·ma·ture·ly, adverb
un·ma·tured, adjective
un·ma·tur·ing, adjective
well-ma·tured, adjective
COLLAPSEAntonyms
1, 3. childish, raw, green, young.
1, 3. childish, raw, green, young.
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Example Sentences
- We know from experience that they will return home wiser and more mature.
- They are often in mature industries that are about to fall into decline.
- As larvae mature, they drop to the soil to pupate.
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World English Dictionary
| mature (məˈtjʊə, -ˈtʃʊə) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | relatively advanced physically, mentally, emotionally, etc; grown-up |
| 2. | (of plans, theories, etc) fully considered; perfected |
| 3. | due or payable: a mature debenture |
| 4. | biology |
| a. fully developed or differentiated: a mature cell | |
| b. fully grown; adult: a mature animal | |
| 5. | (of fruit, wine, cheese, etc) ripe or fully aged |
| 6. | youthful See also old (of a river valley or land surface) in the middle stage of the cycle of erosion, characterized by meanders, maximum relief, etc |
| —vb | |
| 7. | to make or become mature |
| 8. | (intr) (of notes, bonds, etc) to become due for payment or repayment |
| [C15: from Latin mātūrus early, developed] | |
| ma'turely | |
| —adv | |
| ma'tureness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
mature
late 14c., from L. maturare "to ripen," from maturus "ripe, timely, early," related to manus "good" and mane "early, of the morning" (see mañana). The financial sense of "reach the time for payment" is from 1861. The adj. is first recorded mid-15c., from the noun. Related: Matured; maturing.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
mature ma·ture (mə-ty&oobreve;r', -t&oobreve;r', -ch&oobreve;r')
adj.
Having reached full natural growth or development.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of full mental or physical development.
To evolve toward or reach full development.
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