资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Maturate \Mat"u*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maturated}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Maturating}.] [L. maturatus, p. p. of maturare to
   make ripe, fr. maturus ripe, mature. See {Mature}, v. & a.]
   1. To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen.

            A tree may be maturated artificially. --Fuller.

   2. To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess).