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v. - Ripen and generate pus; Grow old or older; Develop and reach adult age.

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Usage examples (14)
  • The consequences frequently are inflammation and eruptions which maturate.
  • In the first instance it produced a few pustules, which did not maturate; but in the subsequent cases none appeared.
  • In the first instance it produced a few pustules, which did not maturate; but in the subsequent cases none appeared. —
  • The affection in my face soon terminated in three or four pustules attended with inflammation, but which did not maturate, and I was presently well.
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