mature🔊

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

Brought to a state of complete readiness.

Profound; careful.

(obsolete) Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.

(film) Suitable for adults only, due to sexual themes, violence, etc.

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. +

(of a person) To proceed toward or become mature or full-grown, either physically or psychologically; to gain experience or wisdom with age. +

To make (someone) mature. +

(finance) To reach the date when payment is due.