MATURATE
\mət͡ʃˈʊ͡əɹe͡ɪt], \mətʃˈʊəɹeɪt], \m_ə_tʃ_ˈʊə_ɹ_eɪ_t]\
Definitions of MATURATE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering"
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grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"
By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess).
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To ripen; to become mature; specifcally, to suppurate.
By Oddity Software
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To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess).
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To ripen; to become mature; specifcally, to suppurate.
By Noah Webster.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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Under-arm
- Done (as bowling) with the arm not raised above elbow, that is, swung far out from body; underhand. Cf. Over-and Round-Arm.