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mat·u·rate  audio  (mch-rt) KEY 

VERB:
mat·u·ra·ted, mat·u·rat·ing, mat·u·rates
VERB:
intr.
  1. To mature, ripen, or develop.
  2. To suppurate.
VERB:
tr.
To cause to suppurate.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin mtrre, mtrt-, from mtrus, mature ; see mature

OTHER FORMS:
matu·rative(Adjective)


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