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Synonyms
mat·u·rate (măch́ə-rāt́)

[Latin mātūrāre, mātūrāt-, from mātūrus, mature; see mature.]

verb: -ra·ted, -rat·ing, -rates. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To mature, ripen, or develop.
  2. To suppurate.

transitive verb 

To cause to suppurate.

derivatives

mat́u·rátive
adjective