Found 2 items, similar to maturate.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: maturate maturate v 1: develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; “He matured fast”; “The child grew fast” [syn: mature, 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] 3: ripen and generate pus; “her wounds are festering” [syn: fester, suppurate]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Maturate 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. [1913 Webster] A tree may be maturated artificially. --Fuller. [1913 Webster] 2. To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess). [1913 Webster] Maturate \Mat"u*rate\, v. i. To ripen; to become mature; specifically, to suppurate. [1913 Webster]