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maturated |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Maturate \Mat"u*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maturated}; p. pr & vb n. {Maturating}.] [L. maturatus p. p. of maturare to make ripe, fr maturus ripe, mature. See {Mature}, v. & a.] 1. To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen. A tree may be maturated artificially. --Fuller. 2. To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess).
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