maturer Definition

mature
adj maturer, maturest

1. Fully grown or developed.
2. Having or showing adult good sense, emotional and social development, etc.

Thesaurus: adult, full-grown, grown-up, of age, womanly, manly.
3. Said of cheese, wine, etc: having a fully developed flavour.

Thesaurus: prime, ripe, seasoned.
4. Said of bonds, insurance policies, etc: paying out, or beginning to pay out, money to the holder.
5. formal
Carefully or thoroughly thought out.
Thesaurus: considered, well-thought-out, reasoned.

verb matured, maturing

tr & intr
1. To make or become fully developed or adult in outlook.

Thesaurus: grow up, come of age, develop, cut one's eye teeth, evolve, bloom, ripen, season.
intr
2. Said of a life insurance policy, etc: to begin to produce a return.

Derivative: maturely
adverb

Derivative: maturity
noun

The state of being fully grown or developed
Thesaurus: development, advancement, cultivation, sophistication, wisdom, civilization; ripeness, readiness, adulthood, nubility, full growth, prime of life.

Etymology: 16c: from Latin maturus ripe.