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Mature

Brought by natural process to completeness of growth and development; fitted by growth and development for any function, action, or state, appropriate to its kind; full-grown; ripe.

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Similar meaning 46

Abloom 84% connected

In or into bloom; in a blooming state.

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Abloom 84% connected

In or into bloom; in a blooming state.

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Adult 84% connected

Having arrived at maturity, or to full size and strength; matured; as, an adult person or plant; an adult ape; an adult age.

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Adult 84% connected

Having arrived at maturity, or to full size and strength; matured; as, an adult person or plant; an adult ape; an adult age.

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Aged 84% connected

of Age

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Aged 84% connected

of Age

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Autumnal 84% connected

Of, belonging to, or peculiar to, autumn; as, an autumnal tint; produced or gathered in autumn; as, autumnal fruits; flowering in autumn; as, an autu…

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Autumnal 84% connected

Of, belonging to, or peculiar to, autumn; as, an autumnal tint; produced or gathered in autumn; as, autumnal fruits; flowering in autumn; as, an autu…

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Big 84% connected

Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large.

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Big 84% connected

Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large.

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Developed 84% connected

of Develop

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Developed 84% connected

of Develop

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Efflorescent 84% connected

That effloresces, or is liable to effloresce on exposure; as, an efflorescent salt.

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Efflorescent 84% connected

That effloresces, or is liable to effloresce on exposure; as, an efflorescent salt.

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Fledgeling 84% connected

A young bird just fledged.

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Fledgeling 84% connected

A young bird just fledged.

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Fruiting 84% connected

Pertaining to, or producing, fruit.

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Fruiting 84% connected

Pertaining to, or producing, fruit.

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Full-blown 84% connected

Fully expanded, as a blossom; as, a full-bloun rose.

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Full-blown 84% connected

Fully expanded, as a blossom; as, a full-bloun rose.

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Full-grown 84% connected

Having reached the limits of growth; mature.

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Full-grown 84% connected

Having reached the limits of growth; mature.

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Grown 84% connected

of Grow

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Grown 84% connected

of Grow

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Headed 84% connected

of Head

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Headed 84% connected

of Head

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Marriageable 84% connected

Fit for, or capable of, marriage; of an age at which marriage is allowable.

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Marriageable 84% connected

Fit for, or capable of, marriage; of an age at which marriage is allowable.

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Matured 84% connected

of Mature

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Matured 84% connected

of Mature

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Mellow 84% connected

Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple.

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Mellow 84% connected

Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple.

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Mellowed 84% connected

of Mellow

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Mellowed 84% connected

of Mellow

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Meridian 84% connected

Being at, or pertaining to, midday; belonging to, or passing through, the highest point attained by the sun in his diurnal course.

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Meridian 84% connected

Being at, or pertaining to, midday; belonging to, or passing through, the highest point attained by the sun in his diurnal course.

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Nubile 84% connected

Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable.

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Nubile 84% connected

Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable.

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Overripe 84% connected

Matured to excess.

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Overripe 84% connected

Matured to excess.

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Prime 84% connected

Donne (#) (pl. ) of Prima donna

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Prime 84% connected

Donne (#) (pl. ) of Prima donna

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Ripe 84% connected

The bank of a river.

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Ripe 84% connected

The bank of a river.

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Ripened 84% connected

of Ripen

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Ripened 84% connected

of Ripen

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Verb group 6

Fester 84% connected

To generate pus; to become imflamed and suppurate; as, a sore or a wound festers.

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Fester 84% connected

To generate pus; to become imflamed and suppurate; as, a sore or a wound festers.

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Maturate 84% connected

To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen.

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Maturate 84% connected

To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen.

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Suppurate 84% connected

To generate pus; as, a boil or abscess suppurates.

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Suppurate 84% connected

To generate pus; as, a boil or abscess suppurates.

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Broader term 7

Alter 76% connected

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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Develop 76% connected

To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or known; to disclose; to produce or giv…

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Draw 76% connected

To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.

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Explicate 76% connected

Evolved; unfolded.

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Formulate 76% connected

To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression.

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Modify 76% connected

To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

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Manner of action 5

Dote 76% connected

A marriage portion. [Obs.] See 1st Dot, n.

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Find 76% connected

To meet with, or light upon, accidentally; to gain the first sight or knowledge of, as of something new, or unknown; hence, to fall in with, as a per…

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Fossilize 76% connected

To convert into a fossil; to petrify; as, to fossilize bones or wood.

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Ripen 76% connected

To grow ripe; to become mature, as grain, fruit, flowers, and the like; as, grapes ripen in the sun.

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Turn 76% connected

To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wh…

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Derivationally related 18

Development 74% connected

The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or method, or an ima…

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Development 74% connected

The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or method, or an ima…

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Growth 74% connected

The process of growing; the gradual increase of an animal or a vegetable body; the development from a seed, germ, or root, to full size or maturity;…

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Growth 74% connected

The process of growing; the gradual increase of an animal or a vegetable body; the development from a seed, germ, or root, to full size or maturity;…

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Maturation 74% connected

The process of bringing, or of coming, to maturity; hence, specifically, the process of suppurating perfectly; the formation of pus or matter.

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Maturation 74% connected

The process of bringing, or of coming, to maturity; hence, specifically, the process of suppurating perfectly; the formation of pus or matter.

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Matureness 74% connected

The state or quality of being mature; maturity.

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Matureness 74% connected

The state or quality of being mature; maturity.

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Maturity 74% connected

The state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; as, the maturity of corn or of grass; maturity of judgment; the maturity of a plan.

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Maturity 74% connected

The state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; as, the maturity of corn or of grass; maturity of judgment; the maturity of a plan.

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Ripeness 74% connected

The state or quality of being ripe; maturity;; completeness; perfection; as, the ripeness of grain; ripeness of manhood; ripeness of judgment.

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Ripeness 74% connected

The state or quality of being ripe; maturity;; completeness; perfection; as, the ripeness of grain; ripeness of manhood; ripeness of judgment.

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Entails 2

Age 72% connected

The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.

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Maturate 72% connected

To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen.

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Causes 1

Ripen 72% connected

To grow ripe; to become mature, as grain, fruit, flowers, and the like; as, grapes ripen in the sun.

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Attribute 6

Age 66% connected

The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.

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Age 66% connected

The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.

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Matureness 66% connected

The state or quality of being mature; maturity.

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Matureness 66% connected

The state or quality of being mature; maturity.

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Maturity 66% connected

The state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; as, the maturity of corn or of grass; maturity of judgment; the maturity of a plan.

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Maturity 66% connected

The state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; as, the maturity of corn or of grass; maturity of judgment; the maturity of a plan.

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See also 2

Old 66% connected

Open country.

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Old 66% connected

Open country.

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Synonym 8

Age 92% connected

The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.

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Fledged 92% connected

of Fledge

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Grow 92% connected

To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter into the living organism; -- said…

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Maturate 92% connected

To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen.

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Matured 92% connected

of Mature

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Ripe 92% connected

The bank of a river.

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Ripen 92% connected

To grow ripe; to become mature, as grain, fruit, flowers, and the like; as, grapes ripen in the sun.

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Suppurate 92% connected

To generate pus; as, a boil or abscess suppurates.

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Antonym 4

Green 94% connected

Having the color of grass when fresh and growing; resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is between the yellow and the blue; verdant; emer…

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Green 94% connected

Having the color of grass when fresh and growing; resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is between the yellow and the blue; verdant; emer…

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Immature 94% connected

Not mature; unripe; not arrived at perfection of full development; crude; unfinished; as, immature fruit; immature character; immature plans.

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Immature 94% connected

Not mature; unripe; not arrived at perfection of full development; crude; unfinished; as, immature fruit; immature character; immature plans.

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