(medicine, obsolete) A remedy promoting maturation; a maturant.

(obsolete) Conducing to ripeness or maturity; hence, conducing to suppuration.

The state of being maturable, or the quality of being able to mature.

capable of maturing

present participle of mature

The state of being mature, ready or ripe. prime state of productibility and self expression. / When bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin.

Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe. / Brought to a state of complete readiness. / Profound; careful.

(intransitive) To proceed toward maturity: full development or completion (either of concrete or of abstract things, e.g. plans, judgments, qualities).

simple past tense and past participle of mature

(transitive) To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen. / (medicine, transitive) To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess). / (medicine, intransitive) To undergo perfect suppuration.