maturate
/ˈmætjʊɹeɪt/
maturate verb: to bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen.
Verb
maturate (third-person singular simple present maturates, present participle maturating, simple past and past participle maturated)
- To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen.
- A tree may be maturated artificially.1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI)
- To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess).
- To undergo perfect suppuration.
maturate meaning in Tamil and Bengali
maturate in Tamil
- கொப்பளம் பழப்புறு, சீக்கனிந்து முனைப்புறு, கொப்புளம் பழுக்கவை
maturate in Bengali
- পাকা, পরিণত করা, পূর্ণ পুঁজ সৃষ্টি হওয়া
Synonyms of maturate
Forms of maturate
| third-person singular present | maturates |
|---|---|
| present participle | maturating |
| past participle | maturated |
| past | maturated |
Origin of maturate
From Latin māturātus, perfect passive participle of māturō (“to ripen”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French maturer.
Words formed from maturate
Questions about maturate
- What does maturate mean?
- Maturate means to bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen.
- What is maturate in Tamil?
- Maturate in Tamil is கொப்பளம் பழப்புறு, சீக்கனிந்து முனைப்புறு, கொப்புளம் பழுக்கவை. See Maturate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is maturate?
- Maturate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce maturate?
- Maturate is pronounced /ˈmætjʊɹeɪt/.
- What is the past tense of maturate?
- The past tense of maturate is maturated.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: maturate (page history and authors); maturate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); maturate (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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