Hypertext Webster Gateway: "maturate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Maturate \Mat"u*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maturated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Maturating}.] [L. maturatus, p. p. of maturare to
make ripe, fr. maturus ripe, mature. See {Mature}, v. & a.]
1. To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen.
A tree may be maturated artificially. --Fuller.
2. To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Maturate \Mat"u*rate\, v. i.
To ripen; to become mature; specif?cally, to suppurate.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
maturate
v 1: develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured
fast"; "The child grew fast" [syn: {mature}, {grow}]
2: grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every
day--what a depressing thought!" [syn: {age}, {get on}, {mature}]
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