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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Maturate

· Mat·u·rate · IPA /ˈmætjʊɹeɪt/
01 v. t. To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen.
imp. & p. p. Maturated; p. pr. & vb. n. Maturating
  1. 1.
    To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen.
    “A tree may be maturated artificially.” Fuller.
  2. 2.
    To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess).
02 v. i. To ripen; to become mature; specifically, to suppurate.
  1. 1.
    To ripen; to become mature; specifically, to suppurate.