Maturate (original) (raw)
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ripen and generate pus
Example:
her wounds are festering
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "maturate" is one way to...):
discharge; eject; exhaust; expel; release (eliminate (a substance))
Verb group:
mature; suppurate (cause to ripen and discharge pus)
Sentence frame:
Somebody's (body part) ----s
Derivation:
maturation ((medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Grow old or older
Example:
Young men senesce
Synonyms:
age; get on; maturate; mature; senesce
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "maturate" is one way to...):
develop (grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "maturate"):
turn (become officially one year older)
fossilise; fossilize (become mentally inflexible)
dote (be foolish or senile due to old age)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
maturation ((biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
Example:
The child grew fast
Synonyms:
grow; maturate; mature
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "maturate" is one way to...):
develop (grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment)
"Maturate" entails doing...:
age; get on; maturate; mature; senesce (grow old or older)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "maturate"):
ripen (grow ripe)
find; find oneself (accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation)
grow up (become an adult)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue maturate
Derivation:
maturation (coming to full development; becoming mature)