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  1. adjective
    (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination
  2. verb
    develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
    "He matured fast"

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  3. adjective
    fully considered and perfected
    "mature plans"

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  4. adjective
    fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
    "full-bodied mature wines"
  5. verb
    cause to ripen or develop fully
    "Age matures a good wine"

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  6. verb
    grow old or older

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  7. verb
    cause to ripen and discharge pus

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  8. verb
    become due for repayment
    "These bonds mature in 2005"
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  9. adjective
    characteristic of maturity
    "mature for her age"

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  10. verb
    develop and work out fully in one's mind
    "I need to mature my thoughts"
  11. adjective
    having reached full natural growth or development
    "a mature cell"
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Definition that contains mature
  • cow mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull'
  • bull mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle
  • buck mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)
  • doe mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'
  • gander mature male goose
  • ascocarp mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus
  • ootid mature ovum after penetration by sperm but before the formation of a zygote
  • osteocyte mature bone cell
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