maturen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• mature

Etymology

From Middle French maturen or its etymon Latin mātūrō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːˈtiu̯rən/, /maˈtiu̯rən/

Verb

maturen

1. To (cause to) suppurate.
2. (rare) To mature; to grow.

Conjugation

Conjugation of maturen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) maturen, mature
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	mature	matured
2nd-person singular	maturest	maturedest
3rd-person singular	matureth	matured
subjunctive singular	mature
imperative singular		—
plural1	maturen, mature	matureden, maturede
imperative plural	matureth, mature	—
participles	maturynge, maturende	matured

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• maturacioun
• maturatif
• mature
• maturynge

 

Descendants

• English: mature

References

• “mā̆tūren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.