mature - verb

• develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
• develop and work out fully in one's mind
• become due for repayment
• cause to ripen or develop fully
• grow old or older
• cause to ripen and discharge pus



mature - adjective

• characteristic of maturity
• fully considered and perfected
• having reached full natural growth or development
• fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
• (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination

mature - thesaurus

age   fledged   grow   maturate   matured   ripe   ripen   senesce   suppurate