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Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.

Example: She is quite mature for her age.

Brought to a state of complete readiness.

Example: a mature plan

Profound; careful.

Example: The headmaster decided to expel the boy after a mature consideration.

Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.

To proceed toward maturity: full development or completion (either of concrete or of abstract things, e.g. plans, judgments, qualities).

(of food, especially fruit) To attain maturity, to become mature or ripe.

To bring (something) to maturity, full development or completion.

To make (something, e.g. fruit) ripe or mature.