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]