Mature
Mature , adjective
[Latin maturus; prob. akin to English matin.]
1.
Brought by natural process to completeness of growth and development; fitted by growth and development for any function, action, or state, appropriate to its kind; full-grown; ripe.
Now is love mature in ear.
How shall I meet, or how accost, the sage,
Unskilled in speech, nor yet mature of age?
2.
Completely worked out; fully digested or prepared; ready for action; made ready for destined application or use; perfected; as, a mature plan.
This lies glowing,... and is almost mature for the violent breaking out.
3.
Of or pertaining to a condition of full development; as, a man of mature years.
4.
Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.
Mature , transitive verb
To bring or hasten to maturity; to promote ripeness in; to ripen; to complete; as, to mature one's plans. — Bacon
Mature , intransitive verb
1.
To advance toward maturity; to become ripe; as, wine matures by age; the judgment matures by age and experience.
2.
Hence, to become due, as a note.