to mature
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8.9
- verb
- /məˈtʃʊr/
- Specialized
:
supurar
Examples
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When the males mature, they have to be castrated and dehorned; that's the rule.
Fiction book (1991) -
The doctor explained that the wound will need time to mature before it can heal properly.
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After a few days, the infection began to mature and form pus, requiring medical attention.
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To treat the sore, it's essential to allow it to mature so that the infection can be addressed.
Synonyms
15
2.9
To become ready to eat or use
2
9.9
To form and send out pus from a wound because of infection
To develop fully, as a wound or cell that forms pus
Compounds
- Specialized
A common adult disease where blood sugar becomes too high and is often treated with diet and pills
Surface Forms
Etymology
To mature in this medical sense comes from the old Latin maturare, meaning 'to ripen', and a helpful image is a boil like a fruit becoming ripe. That is why doctors say a wound 'matures' when it ripens and begins to drain pus.