v. Simple past tense and past participle of mature.
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adj. Fully grown.
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adj. fully considered and perfected
adj. fully ripe; at the height of bloom
Word Usage
"We have matured from the level of exacting punishment as described in the Old Testament of "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth," because if we had not, we'd be a nation of blind people gumming our Cream of Wheat."