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mature

1. ma.ture \m*-'t(y)u.(*)r also -'chu.(*)r\ aj [ME, fr. L maturus ripe; 
   akin to L mane in the morning, manus] good 1: based on slow careful 
   consideration  2a1: having completed natural growth and development : RIPE  
   2a2: having undergone maturation  2b: having attained a final or desired 
   state {~ wine}  3a: of or relating to a condition of full development  3b: 
   characteristic of or suitable to a mature individual {~ outloo k} 4: due 
   for payment {~ loan}  5a: well dissected by the erosion of running water so 
   that slopes predomin ate greatly over flats 5b: belonging to the middle 
   portion of a cycle of erosion  - ma.ture.ly av
2. mature vt : to bring to maturity or completion  1: to become fully 
   developed or ripe  2: to become due