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maturate, v.
(maturated, maturates, maturating)

ripen and generate pus
<verb.body>

fester maturate suppurate

sample sentences

"her wounds are festering"

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festering fester

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suppurative suppuration suppuration

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hypernym

release, discharge, eject, exhaust, expel

verb group

suppurate, mature

grow old or older
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age get on maturate mature senesce

sample sentences

"She aged gracefully"
"we age every day--what a depressing thought!"
"Young men senesce"

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hyponym

turn fossilize, fossilise dote

develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
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grow maturate mature

sample sentences

"He matured fast"
"The child grew fast"

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growing growth growth

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maturement maturation

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ripen find oneself, find grow up

entailment

age, senesce, get on, mature, maturate

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