To bring or come to full development

• ripen

  1. To make or become ripe or riper; mature.

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  1. To make or become ripe or riper; mature.

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• mellow

  1. Soft, sweet, juicy, and full-flavored because of ripeness:
  2. Suggesting softness or sweetness:
  3. Flavorful and mild or smooth, as from being properly matured:

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  1. Soft, sweet, juicy, and full-flavored because of ripeness:
  2. Suggesting softness or sweetness:
  3. Flavorful and mild or smooth, as from being properly matured:

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• maturate

  1. To mature, ripen, or develop.
  2. To suppurate.

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  1. To mature, ripen, or develop.
  2. To suppurate.

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• grow

  1. To increase in size by a natural process.
  2. To expand; gain:
  3. To increase in amount or degree; intensify:

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  1. To increase in size by a natural process.
  2. To expand; gain:
  3. To increase in amount or degree; intensify:

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• develop

  1. To bring from latency to or toward fulfillment:
  2. To expand or enlarge:
  3. To aid in the growth of; strengthen:

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  1. To bring from latency to or toward fulfillment:
  2. To expand or enlarge:
  3. To aid in the growth of; strengthen:

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• age

  1. The length of time that a person or thing has existed:
  2. The time of life when a person becomes qualified to assume certain civil and personal rights and responsibilities, usually at 18 or 21 years; legal age:
  3. One of the stages of life:

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  1. The length of time that a person or thing has existed:
  2. The time of life when a person becomes qualified to assume certain civil and personal rights and responsibilities, usually at 18 or 21 years; legal age:
  3. One of the stages of life:

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Having reached full growth and development

• ripe

  1. Fully developed; mature:
  2. Sufficiently advanced in preparation or aging to be used or eaten:
  3. Thoroughly matured, as by study or experience; seasoned:

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  1. Fully developed; mature:
  2. Sufficiently advanced in preparation or aging to be used or eaten:
  3. Thoroughly matured, as by study or experience; seasoned:

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• grown-up

  1. Of, characteristic of, or intended for adults:
  2. Having or showing maturity in outlook, attitude, or appearance:

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  1. Of, characteristic of, or intended for adults:
  2. Having or showing maturity in outlook, attitude, or appearance:

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• grown

  1. Having full growth; mature:
  2. Produced or cultivated in a certain way or place:

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  1. Having full growth; mature:
  2. Produced or cultivated in a certain way or place:

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• full-grown

  1. having reached full size or maturity; fully grown

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  1. having reached full size or maturity; fully grown

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• full-fledged

  1. Having reached full development; mature.
  2. Having full status or rank:
  3. Having fully developed adult plumage.

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  1. Having reached full development; mature.
  2. Having full status or rank:
  3. Having fully developed adult plumage.

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• full-blown

  1. Having blossomed or opened completely:
  2. Fully developed or matured.
  3. Having or displaying all the characteristics necessary for completeness:

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  1. Having blossomed or opened completely:
  2. Fully developed or matured.
  3. Having or displaying all the characteristics necessary for completeness:

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• developed

  1. Advanced in industrial capability, technological sophistication, and economic productivity:

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  1. Advanced in industrial capability, technological sophistication, and economic productivity:

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• big

  1. Of considerable size, number, quantity, magnitude, or extent; large.
  2. Having great strength or force:
  3. Of great significance; momentous:

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  1. Of considerable size, number, quantity, magnitude, or extent; large.
  2. Having great strength or force:
  3. Of great significance; momentous:

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• adult

  1. One who has attained maturity or legal age.
  2. A fully grown, mature organism.
  3. Fully developed and mature.

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  1. One who has attained maturity or legal age.
  2. A fully grown, mature organism.
  3. Fully developed and mature.

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Adult

• sophisticated

  1. Having or showing much worldly knowledge or cultural refinement:
  2. Very complex or complicated:
  3. Suitable for or appealing to the tastes of sophisticates:

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  1. Having or showing much worldly knowledge or cultural refinement:
  2. Very complex or complicated:
  3. Suitable for or appealing to the tastes of sophisticates:

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• knowledgeable

  1. Possessing or showing knowledge or intelligence; perceptive and well-informed.

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  1. Possessing or showing knowledge or intelligence; perceptive and well-informed.

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• seasoned

  1. Simple past tense and past participle of season.
  2. Experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby

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  1. Simple past tense and past participle of season.
  2. Experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby

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• experienced

  1. Having had experience in an activity or in life in general:
  2. Skilled or knowledgeable as the result of active participation or practice:

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  1. Having had experience in an activity or in life in general:
  2. Skilled or knowledgeable as the result of active participation or practice:

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• sedate

  1. Serenely deliberate, composed, and dignified in character or manner.

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  1. Serenely deliberate, composed, and dignified in character or manner.

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• settled

  1. Comfortable and at ease, especially after a period of change or unrest.
  2. Simple past tense and past participle of settle.

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  1. Comfortable and at ease, especially after a period of change or unrest.
  2. Simple past tense and past participle of settle.

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• prepared

  1. in a ready state; specif., already cooked
  2. altered for a performance in some way, as with an object placed on one of the strings, in order to modify the timbre

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  1. in a ready state; specif., already cooked
  2. altered for a performance in some way, as with an object placed on one of the strings, in order to modify the timbre

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• developed

  1. Advanced in industrial capability, technological sophistication, and economic productivity:

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  1. Advanced in industrial capability, technological sophistication, and economic productivity:

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• older

  1. old
  2. between middle age and extreme old age

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  1. old
  2. between middle age and extreme old age

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• matronly

  1. dignified, sedate, etc.
  2. having a full figure, graying hair, etc.

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  1. dignified, sedate, etc.
  2. having a full figure, graying hair, etc.

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• manly

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of men, especially when considered traditionally masculine, as in being courageous or direct:
  2. Well-developed or toned in musculature:
  3. In a manly manner.

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  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of men, especially when considered traditionally masculine, as in being courageous or direct:
  2. Well-developed or toned in musculature:
  3. In a manly manner.

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• womanly

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of women, often in showing qualities traditionally attributed to women:
  2. Fully developed as a woman, as in having a curvaceous figure:

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  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of women, often in showing qualities traditionally attributed to women:
  2. Fully developed as a woman, as in having a curvaceous figure:

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• in one's prime

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• full-fledged

  1. Having reached full development; mature.
  2. Having full status or rank:
  3. Having fully developed adult plumage.

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  1. Having reached full development; mature.
  2. Having full status or rank:
  3. Having fully developed adult plumage.

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• in full bloom

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• of-age

  1. Old enough to be considered an adult (in law, or by society generally).

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  1. Old enough to be considered an adult (in law, or by society generally).

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• grown-up

  1. Of, characteristic of, or intended for adults:
  2. Having or showing maturity in outlook, attitude, or appearance:

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  1. Of, characteristic of, or intended for adults:
  2. Having or showing maturity in outlook, attitude, or appearance:

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• grown

  1. Having full growth; mature:
  2. Produced or cultivated in a certain way or place:

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  1. Having full growth; mature:
  2. Produced or cultivated in a certain way or place:

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• prime

  1. First or highest in rank or importance; main:
  2. Highest in quality; excellent:
  3. Being the most desired or suitable example of something:

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  1. First or highest in rank or importance; main:
  2. Highest in quality; excellent:
  3. Being the most desired or suitable example of something:

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• middle-aged

  1. Of or relating to middle age:

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  1. Of or relating to middle age:

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• full-grown

  1. having reached full size or maturity; fully grown

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  1. having reached full size or maturity; fully grown

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• adult

  1. One who has attained maturity or legal age.
  2. A fully grown, mature organism.
  3. Fully developed and mature.

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  1. One who has attained maturity or legal age.
  2. A fully grown, mature organism.
  3. Fully developed and mature.

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Ripe

• perfected

  1. A claim is said to be perfected if all steps required to put a claim right, or in final conformity with statutes, have been taken, and the litigant can proceed to an appellate court. A claim is said to be perfected if all steps required to put a claim right, or in final conformity with statutes, have been taken, and the litigant can proceed to an appellate court.

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  1. A claim is said to be perfected if all steps required to put a claim right, or in final conformity with statutes, have been taken, and the litigant can proceed to an appellate court. A claim is said to be perfected if all steps required to put a claim right, or in final conformity with statutes, have been taken, and the litigant can proceed to an appellate court.

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• seasoned

  1. Simple past tense and past participle of season.
  2. Experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby

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  1. Simple past tense and past participle of season.
  2. Experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby

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• ready

  1. Prepared or available for service, action, or progress:
  2. Mentally disposed; willing:
  3. Likely or about to do something:

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  1. Prepared or available for service, action, or progress:
  2. Mentally disposed; willing:
  3. Likely or about to do something:

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Considered

• seasoned

  1. Simple past tense and past participle of season.
  2. Experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby

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  1. Simple past tense and past participle of season.
  2. Experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby

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• reasoned

  1. which is based on reasoning; which is the result of logical thought
  2. simple past tense and past participle of reason

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  1. which is based on reasoning; which is the result of logical thought
  2. simple past tense and past participle of reason

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• thought about

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To come to maturity

• fill-out

  1. : To complete a form or questionnaire with requested information.
  2. (intransitive): To have one's physique expand with maturity or with surplus weight.

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  1. : To complete a form or questionnaire with requested information.
  2. (intransitive): To have one's physique expand with maturity or with surplus weight.

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• grow skilled

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• become perfected

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• become wise

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• culminate

  1. To reach the highest point or degree; climax:
  2. To come to completion; end:
  3. To reach the highest point above an observer's horizon. Used of stars and other celestial bodies.

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  1. To reach the highest point or degree; climax:
  2. To come to completion; end:
  3. To reach the highest point above an observer's horizon. Used of stars and other celestial bodies.

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• attain majority

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• become prime

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• reach perfection

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• ripen

  1. To make or become ripe or riper; mature.

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  1. To make or become ripe or riper; mature.

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• ripen into

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• become full-blown

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• settle-down

  1. To become quiet and calm after a period of restlessness.
  2. To establish a settled lifestyle, and especially to marry.

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  1. To become quiet and calm after a period of restlessness.
  2. To establish a settled lifestyle, and especially to marry.

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• become experienced

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• reach adulthood

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• come-of-age

  1. (idiomatic) To reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult.
  2. (idiomatic) To mature, or become fully developed.

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  1. (idiomatic) To reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult.
  2. (idiomatic) To mature, or become fully developed.

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• become a woman

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• become a man

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• grow-up

  1. To mature and become an adult.
  2. To start to develop; to flourish.
  3. (idiomatic) To stop acting as or like a child (often used as an imperative interjection).

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  1. To mature and become an adult.
  2. To start to develop; to flourish.
  3. (idiomatic) To stop acting as or like a child (often used as an imperative interjection).

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To grow

• evolve

  1. To develop or achieve gradually:
  2. To work (something) out; devise:
  3. To develop (a characteristic) by evolutionary processes.

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  1. To develop or achieve gradually:
  2. To work (something) out; devise:
  3. To develop (a characteristic) by evolutionary processes.

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• mellow

  1. Soft, sweet, juicy, and full-flavored because of ripeness:
  2. Suggesting softness or sweetness:
  3. Flavorful and mild or smooth, as from being properly matured:

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  1. Soft, sweet, juicy, and full-flavored because of ripeness:
  2. Suggesting softness or sweetness:
  3. Flavorful and mild or smooth, as from being properly matured:

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• ripen

  1. To make or become ripe or riper; mature.

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  1. To make or become ripe or riper; mature.

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