adj. 1 adult, grown (up), full-grown, fully grown, of age, fully fledged, full-fledged, fully developed, matured, experienced, knowledgeable, sophisticated At twenty-two, she is mature enough to be on her own 2 ripe, ready, ripened, mellow, aged,' seasoned A good wine, like fruit, should not be consumed till it is mature 3 complete, matured, perfect, perfected, polished, refined, ready, fully developed, consummated Our plans are not yet mature
v. 4 grow up, age, develop, come of age; Brit be one's age, US act one's age Has he matured sufficiently to be trusted alone in the house for the weekend? I wish he'd mature a bit more 5 ripen, mellow, age, season; maturate Fruit that has matured on the plant tastes best 6 develop, perfect, refine, polish, maturate, bring to fruition Their plans for major changes in company structure have not yet fully matured