mature

mature · adjective¹

1. Latin · derived frommātūrus
2. Middle French · derived frommature
3. Middle English · inherited frommature
4. English todaymature

From late Middle English mature, from Middle French mature, from Latin mātūrus. Doublet of maduro. Partially displaced ripe, from Old English rīpe (“ripe, mature”).

mature · verb²

1. Latin · derived frommātūrō
2. Middle French · derived frommaturer“to mature”
3. Middle English · inherited frommaturen
4. English todaymature

From Middle English maturen, from Middle French maturer (“to mature”), from Latin mātūrō.

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