mature

  1. Adjective.  Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
  2. Adjective.  Profound; careful.
  3. Verb.  (context, intransitive) To become mature; to ripen.
  4. Verb.  (intransitive) To gain experience or wisdom with age.
  5. Verb.  (intransitive) (finance) To reach the date when payment is due.

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