Maturate

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

maturate
    v 1: develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured
         fast"; "The child grew fast" [syn: {mature}, {maturate},
         {grow}]
    2: grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--
       what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" [syn:
       {senesce}, {age}, {get on}, {mature}, {maturate}]
    3: ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering" [syn:
       {fester}, {maturate}, {suppurate}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Maturate \Mat"u*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maturated}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Maturating}.] [L. maturatus, p. p. of maturare to
   make ripe, fr. maturus ripe, mature. See {Mature}, v. & a.]
   1. To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen.
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            A tree may be maturated artificially. --Fuller.
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   2. To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess).
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Maturate \Mat"u*rate\, v. i.
   To ripen; to become mature; specifically, to suppurate.
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