mature

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Behaving in a sensible, grown-up way.

   She is quite mature for her age.

2. 2
   adj

   Fully grown or developed.

   A mature oak tree can be very tall.

3. 3
   verb

   To become fully grown or developed; to behave in a more sensible way.

   Children mature at different rates.

4. 4
   verb

   (of an investment) To reach the time when it becomes payable.

   These bonds mature in five years.

From late Middle English mature, from Middle French mature, from Latin mātūrus. Doublet of maduro. Partially displaced ripe, from Old English rīpe (“ripe, mature”).

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