MATURE

I. adjective (~r; -est) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin maturus ripe; akin to Latin mane in the morning, manus good Date: 15th century based on slow careful consideration , 2. a. having completed natural growth and development ; ripe , having undergone maturation, having attained a final or desired state , having achieved a low but stable growth rate , of, relating to, or being an older adult ; elderly , 3. of or relating to a condition of full development, characteristic of or suitable to a ~ individual , due for payment , belonging to the middle portion of a cycle of erosion, ~ly adverb II. verb (~d; maturing) Date: 15th century transitive verb to bring to maturity or completion, intransitive verb to become fully developed or ripe, to become due