¦ adjective (maturer, maturest)
1. fully developed physically; full-grown.
having reached a stage of mental or emotional development characteristic of an adult; grown-up.
(of thought or planning) careful and thorough.
2. having reached the most fully developed stage in a process.
(of certain foodstuffs or drinks) ready for consumption; ripe.
denoting an economy or industry that has developed to a point where substantial expansion no longer takes place.
3. (of a bill) due for payment.
¦ verb
1. become mature.
2. (of an insurance policy, security, etc.) reach the end of its term and hence become payable.
Derivatives
maturely adverb
Origin
ME: from L.
maturus 'timely, ripe'; perh. related to
matins.