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Search   Web Kids.Net.Au Thesaurus   Sponsors	Thesaurus > Related Words: mature Words related to mature Related / Similar Words: suppurate, senesce, age, get on, maturate, ripen, grow, matured, fledged, ripe Definition: cause to ripen and discharge pus; "The oil suppurates the pustules"; grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"; cause to ripen or develop fully; "The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine"; develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"; become due for repayment; "These bonds mature in 2005"; develop and work out fully in one''s mind; "I need to mature my thoughts"; fully considered and perfected; "mature plans"; (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination; having reached full natural growth or development; "a mature cell"; characteristic of maturity; "mature for her age"; fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used; "ripe peaches"; "full-bodies mature wines";   See Also: old Hyponyms: turn, fossilize, fossilise, dote, ripen, find oneself, find, grow up Grouped Verbs: fester, maturate, suppurate Attributes: maturity, matureness, age Entailments: senesce, age, get on, maturate Derivational Morphology: festering, suppuration, maturation, pus, purulence, ichor, sanies, growth, growing, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis, age, eld, old age, years, geezerhood, ripening, maturement Find words starting with:     A B C     D E F     G H I     J K L     M N O     P Q R     S T U     V W X     Y Z

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