Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To mature, ripen, or develop.
- intransitive verb To suppurate.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To bring to maturity; mature.
- To promote perfect suppuration in.
- To ripen; come to or toward maturity.
- To suppurate perfectly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To ripen; to become mature; specifically, to suppurate.
- transitive verb To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen.
- transitive verb To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
mature - verb to achieve
suppuration
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb ripen and generate pus
- verb develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
- verb grow old or older
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In the first instance it produced a few pustules, which did not maturate; but in the subsequent cases none appeared. —
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The affection in my face soon terminated in three or four pustules attended with inflammation, but which did not maturate, and I was presently well.
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The affection in my face soon terminated in three or four pustules attended with inflammation, but which did not maturate, and I was presently well.
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The consequences frequently are inflammation and eruptions which maturate.
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The consequences frequently are inflammation and eruptions which maturate.
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The consequences frequently are inflammation and eruptions which maturate.
The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) Various
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The affection in my face soon terminated in three or four pustules attended with inflammation, but which did not maturate, and I was presently well.
The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) Various
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In the first instance it produced a few pustules, which did not maturate; but in the subsequent cases none appeared.
The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) Various
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The consequences frequently are inflammation and eruptions which maturate.
II. Further Observations on the Variolae Vaccinae, or Cow-Pox. 1799 1909
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The affection in my face soon terminated in three or four pustules attended with inflammation, but which did not maturate, and I was presently well.
III. A Continuation of Facts and Observations Relative to the Variolae Vaccinae, or Cow-Pox. 1800 1909
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