Definition of mature

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• mature is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
• mature is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
• mature is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of mature

• (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination (adjective)

  Synonyms

  1. fledged
• develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation (verb)

  Examples

  1. He matured fast

  Synonyms

  1. grow
  2. maturate
• fully considered and perfected (adjective)

  Examples

  1. mature plans

  Synonyms

  1. matured
• fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used (adjective)

  Examples

  1. full-bodied mature wines

  Synonyms

  1. ripe
• cause to ripen or develop fully (verb)

  Examples

  1. Age matures a good wine

  Synonyms

  1. ripen
• grow old or older (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. age
  2. get on
  3. maturate
  4. senesce
• cause to ripen and discharge pus (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. suppurate
• become due for repayment (verb)

  Examples

  1. These bonds mature in 2005
• characteristic of maturity (adjective)

  Examples

  1. mature for her age
• develop and work out fully in one's mind (verb)

  Examples

  1. I need to mature my thoughts
• having reached full natural growth or development (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a mature cell

See definition of mature in Merriam Webster