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/ˈmaCHəˌrāt/,
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maturates, 3rd person singular present; maturated, past participle; maturating, present participle; maturated, past tense;
  1. (of a boil, abscess, etc.) Form pus


  1. mature: develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"
  2. senesce: grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"
  3. fester: ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering"
  4. (maturation) coming to full development; becoming mature
  5. (maturation) growth: (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; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
  6. (maturation) festering: (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
  7. (Maturation (wine)) The aging of wine, and its ability to potentially improve in quality, distinguishes wine from most other consumable goods. ...
  8. To mature; to achieve suppuration
  9. (Maturating) An agent that promotes the maturing or bringing to a head of boils, carbuncles, etc.
  10. (Maturation) The stage of viral replication at which a virus particle becomes infectious.
  11. (maturation) the process of becoming full-grown
  12. (Maturation) The aging period at the winery, where a wine evolves to a state of readiness for bottling.
  13. (maturation) Biological unfolding of the genetic plan for an individual's development
  14. (Maturation) The ageing or maturing of wine in bottle or barrel.
  15. (Maturation) Unplanned change in research participants due to mental, physical, or other processes operating over time; a threat to internal validity.
  16. (MATURATION) When a fruit or crop is fully riped.
  17. (Maturation) Ageing process of the wine. A relatively full red wine with tannin and a fixed acid content can develop complexity subtlety and smooth mellowness with age. ...
  18. (Maturation) Also known as ageing. The spirit that results from the distillation is placed in oak barrels and matured for a minimum of three years.
  19. (Maturation) Another term used for the Cycling of an aquarium.
  20. (Maturation) Changes due to the natural process of aging as determined by your genetics
  21. (Maturation) Changes in experimental subjects that take place during an experiment that may affect their responses to the experimental variables.
  22. (Maturation) HIV-1 particle maturation occurs concomitant with virus release. Protease (PR) initiates the maturation process by cleaving the Gag and Gag-Pol polyprotein precursors. ...
  23. (Maturation) In wine production refers to the time frame after primary fermentation and prior to bottling
  24. (Maturation) Just as human beings grow from children to adults so to do cells inside the body become fully developed or matured with the passage of time.
  25. (Maturation) Once a wine has been fully fermented, it undergoes maturation in tank or barrel before bottling. During this period, the wine should soften and develop complexity. A wine maker may also decide to mature the wine in the bottle before release. ...