maturate

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verb

1. grow old or older
- She aged gracefully
- we age every day--what a depressing thought!
- Young men senesce
• Syn:
senesce, age, get on, mature
• Derivationally related forms:
maturation, maturation (for: mature), age (for: age), senescent (for: senesce)
• Hypernyms:
develop
• Hyponyms:
turn, fossilize, fossilise, dote
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
2. ripen and generate pus
- her wounds are festering
• Syn:
fester, suppurate
• Derivationally related forms:
suppurative (for: suppurate), suppuration (for: suppurate), maturation, festering (for: fester), fester (for: fester)
• Hypernyms:
exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release
• Verb Group:
suppurate, mature
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody's (body part) ----s
3. develop and reach maturity;
undergo maturation
- He matured fast
- The child grew fast
• Syn:
mature, grow
• Derivationally related forms:
growth (for: grow), growing (for: grow), maturation, maturement (for: mature), maturation (for: mature)
• Hypernyms:
develop
• Hyponyms:
ripen, find oneself, find, grow up
• Entailment:
senesce, age, get on, mature
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Sam and Sue maturate

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  fester, suppurate, senesce, age, get on, mature, grow