maturate

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen. transitive
    — A tree may be maturated artificially.
  2. To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess). transitive
  3. To undergo perfect suppuration. intransitive

词形变化

maturates present,singular,third-person maturating participle,present maturated participle,past maturated past

词汇关系

近义词

词源

From Latin māturātus, perfect passive participle of māturō (“to ripen”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French maturer.
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