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mature

 
/məˈtjʊər/ verb (maturing, matured)

Definition

to become completely grown or developed
to start to behave well, like an adult: Girls mature sooner than boys.
(Definition of mature verb from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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