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verb develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
verb develop and work out fully in one's mind
verb become due for repayment
originFrom late Middle English mature, from Middle French mature, from Latin mātūrus. Doublet of maduro. Partially displaced ripe, from Old English rīpe (“ripe, mature”).
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