Maturate

[mætʃureit]

Definition

(a.) To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen.

(a.) To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess).

(v. i.) To ripen; to become mature; specif/cally, to suppurate.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

v. n. Suppurate.

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Definition

v.t. to make mature: (med.) to promote the suppuration of.—v.i. (med.) to suppurate perfectly.—ns. Mat′urant a maturative; Maturā′tion a bringing or a coming to maturity: the process of suppurating fully.—adj. Matū′rative maturing or ripening: (med.) promoting suppuration.—n. a medicine promoting suppuration.

Typist: Sanford