mature

verbs

develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
"He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"
grow, maturate, mature
is derived from
maturement
is derived from
maturation
develop and work out fully in one's mind
"I need to mature my thoughts"
mature
is derived from
maturement
is a type of (narrower)
elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
"Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"
develop, explicate, formulate
become due for repayment
"These bonds mature in 2005"
mature
is a type of (narrower)
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
"She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
change
cause to ripen or develop fully
"The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine"
mature, ripen
is derived from
maturement
grow old or older
"She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"
age, get on, maturate, mature, senesce
is derived from
maturation
cause to ripen and discharge pus
"The oil suppurates the pustules"
mature, suppurate
is derived from
maturation

adjectives

characteristic of maturity
"mature for her age"
mature
antonym
immature
is similar to
characteristic of late maturity verging on decline
"a serene autumnal mood"
autumnal
is similar to
having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience
"mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"
mellow, mellowed
is similar to
at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge
"a ripe mind"
ripe
fully considered and perfected
"mature plans"
mature, matured
having reached full natural growth or development
"a mature cell"
mature
is derived from
maturity
is derived from
maturity
is derived from
matureness
antonym
immature
is similar to
(of animals) fully developed
"an adult animal"; "a grown woman"
adult, big, full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownup
is similar to
bursting into flower
"flowering spring trees"
abloom, efflorescent
is similar to
capable of bearing fruit
fruiting
is similar to
fully ripe; at the height of bloom
"a full-blown rose"
full-blown, matured
is similar to
of leafy vegetables; having formed into a head
"headed cabbages"
headed
is similar to
of girls or women who are eligible to marry
marriageable, nubile
is similar to
past the stage of full bloom
"overblown roses"
overblown
is similar to
being at the best stage of development
"our manhood's prime vigor"- Robert Browning
meridian, prime
see also
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
"his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?"
old
is an attribute of
how long something has existed
"it was replaced because of its age"
age
is an attribute of
state of being mature; full development
matureness, maturity
fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
"ripe peaches"; "full-bodied mature wines"
mature, ripe
is derived from
matureness
(of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination
fledged, mature
is derived from
maturity
is derived from
matureness