mat·u·rate /ˈmæʧəˌret/
(vi.)化膿,成熟(vt.)使成熟,使化膿
mat·u·rate /ˈmæʧəˌret/ 動詞
成熟,化膿
Mat·u·rate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Maturated p. pr. & vb. n. Maturating ]
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).
Mat·u·rate, v. i. To ripen; to become mature; specifically, to suppurate.
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maturate
v 1: develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured
fast"; "The child grew fast" [syn: mature, grow]
2: grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every
day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"
[syn: senesce, age, get on, mature]
3: ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering" [syn: fester,
suppurate]