Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  mature 
 
  2  senses  of  mature 
 
  Sense  1 
  mature,  maturate,  grow 
  =>  ripen 
  =>  find  oneself,  find 
  =>  grow  up 
 
  Sense  2 
  age,  get  on  mature,  maturate 
  =>  turn 
  =>  fossilize,  fossilise 
  =>  dote 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  mature 
 
  2  senses  of  mature 
 
  Sense  1 
  mature,  maturate,  grow 
  =>  ripen 
  =>  find  oneself,  find 
  =>  grow  up 
  =>  come  of  age 
 
  Sense  2 
  age,  get  on  mature,  maturate 
  =>  turn 
  =>  fossilize,  fossilise 
  =>  dote 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  mature 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  mature 
 
  Sense  1 
  mature,  maturate,  grow 
  =>  age,  get  on  mature,  maturate 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  mature 
 
  2  senses  of  mature 
 
  Sense  1 
  mature,  maturate,  grow 
  =>  develop 
 
  Sense  2 
  age,  get  on  mature,  maturate 
  =>  develop 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  mature 
 
  mature  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  mature 
 
  Sense  1 
  mature,  maturate,  grow 
  =>  develop 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  age,  get  on  mature,  maturate 
  =>  develop 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  mature 
  armature 
  maturement 
  matureness 
  palmature 
 
  Overview  of  verb  mature 
 
  The  verb  mature  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  mature,  maturate,  grow  --  (develop  and  reach  maturity;  undergo  maturation;  "He  matured  fast";  "The  child  grew  fast") 
  2.  age,  get  on  mature,  maturate  --  (grow  old  or  older;  "She  aged  gracefully";  "we  age  every  day--what  a  depressing  thought!") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  mature 
 
  The  adj  mature  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  mature  --  (characteristic  of  maturity;  "mature  for  her  age") 
  2.  (4)  mature,  matured  --  (fully  considered  and  perfected;  "mature  plans") 
  3.  (1)  mature  --  (having  reached  full  natural  growth  or  development;  "a  mature  cell") 
  4.  ripe,  mature  --  (fully  developed  or  matured  and  ready  to  be  eaten  or  used  "ripe  peaches";  "full-bodies  mature  wines") 
  5.  fledged,  mature  --  ((of  birds)  having  developed  feathers  or  plumage;  often  used  in  combination) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  mature 
 
  5  senses  of  mature 
 
  Sense  1 
  mature  (vs.  immature) 
 
  immature  (vs.  mature) 
  =>  adolescent,  jejune,  juvenile,  puerile 
  =>  babyish 
  =>  childish,  infantile 
  =>  callow,  inexperienced,  naive,  unsophisticated 
 
  Sense  2 
  mature,  matured 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  developed)  ->  undeveloped 
 
  Sense  3 
  mature  (vs.  immature) 
 
  immature  (vs.  mature) 
  =>  adolescent 
  =>  embryonic,  embryonal 
  =>  formative,  inchoative 
  =>  larval 
  =>  prepubescent,  prepubertal 
  =>  prepupal 
  =>  pubescent 
  =>  pupal 
  =>  underdeveloped 
  =>  unformed 
 
  Sense  4 
  ripe  (vs.  green),  mature 
 
 
  Sense  5 
  fledged  (vs.  unfledged),  mature 
 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  mature 
 
  5  senses  of  mature 
 
  Sense  1 
  mature  (vs.  immature) 
  =>  autumnal 
  =>  mellow,  mellowed 
  =>  ripe 
 
  Sense  2 
  mature,  matured 
  =>  developed  (vs.  undeveloped) 
 
  Sense  3 
  mature  (vs.  immature) 
  =>  adult,  big  full-grown,  fully  grown,  grown,  grownup 
  =>  abloom,  efflorescent,  flowering 
  =>  fruiting 
  =>  full-blown,  matured 
  =>  headed 
  =>  marriageable,  nubile 
  =>  overblown 
  =>  prime 
  Also  See->  old#1 
 
  Sense  4 
  ripe  (vs.  green),  mature 
  =>  aged,  ripened 
  =>  mellow,  mellowed 
  =>  overripe 
 
  Sense  5 
  fledged  (vs.  unfledged),  mature 
  =>  fledgling(postnominal),  fledgeling(postnominal) 
  =>  full-fledged,  fully  fledged 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  mature 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  mature 
 
  Sense  3 
  mature  (vs.  immature) 
  =>  maturity,  matureness 
  =>  age 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  mature 
 
  mature  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  mature 
  immature 
  mature 
  matured 
  premature 
 
  Overview  of  verb  mature 
 
  The  verb  mature  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  mature,  maturate,  grow  --  (develop  and  reach  maturity;  undergo  maturation;  "He  matured  fast";  "The  child  grew  fast") 
  2.  age,  get  on  mature,  maturate  --  (grow  old  or  older;  "She  aged  gracefully";  "we  age  every  day--what  a  depressing  thought!") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  mature 
 
  The  adj  mature  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  mature  --  (characteristic  of  maturity;  "mature  for  her  age") 
  2.  (4)  mature,  matured  --  (fully  considered  and  perfected;  "mature  plans") 
  3.  (1)  mature  --  (having  reached  full  natural  growth  or  development;  "a  mature  cell") 
  4.  ripe,  mature  --  (fully  developed  or  matured  and  ready  to  be  eaten  or  used  "ripe  peaches";  "full-bodies  mature  wines") 
  5.  fledged,  mature  --  ((of  birds)  having  developed  feathers  or  plumage;  often  used  in  combination) 

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