maturate - 7 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | maturate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mature |
| Synonyms: | advance, age, arrive, bloom*, blossom, culminate, develop, evolve, fill out, flower*, grow, mellow*, mushroom*, perfect, prime*, progress, ripen, round, season, shoot up*, attain majority, become experienced, become wise, come of age, grow up, reach adulthood, reach majority, settle down* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fester |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | intensify; become inflamed |
| Synonyms: | aggravate, blister, canker, chafe, decay, gall, gather, irk, putrefy, rankle, rot, smolder, suppurate, ulcer, maturate, ulcerate |
| Antonyms: | dissipate, heal, lessen, get better |
| Main Entry: | grow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become larger, evolve |
| Synonyms: | abound, advance, age, amplify, arise, augment, become, breed, build, burgeon, come, cultivate, develop, dilate, enlarge, expand, extend, fill out, flourish, gain, germinate, heighten, increase, issue, luxuriate, mature, mount, multiply, originate, produce, propagate, raise, ripen, rise, shoot*, spread, sprout, stem, stretch, swell, thicken, thrive, turn, vegetate, wax*, widen, branch out, burst forth, come to be, get bigger, get taller, maturate, pop up, pullulate, spring up |
| Antonyms: | decline, decrease, diminish, halt, lessen, reduce, stop, stunt |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mature |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become adult, fully grown |
| Synonyms: | advance, age, arrive, bloom, blossom, culminate, develop, evolve, fill out, flower*, grow, mellow*, mushroom*, perfect, prime, progress, ripen, round, season, attain majority, become experienced, become wise, come of age, grow up, maturate, reach adulthood, reach majority, settle down, shoot up* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mellow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ripen, mature |
| Synonyms: | age, arrive, develop, grow, improve, mollify, perfect, ripe, season, soften, sweeten, grow up, maturate, milden, settle down |
| Main Entry: | suppurate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fester |
| Synonyms: | decay, discharge, putrefy, maturate, putresce |
| Main Entry: | develop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cultivate, prosper |
| Synonyms: | advance, age, establish, evolve, expand, flourish, foster, grow, mature, mellow, progress, promote, ripen, thrive, enroot, grow up, maturate |
| Antonyms: | halt, repress |
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