different between mature vs advanced
mature
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /m??tj??/, /m??t???/, /m??t???/
- (US) IPA(key): /m??t??(?)?/, /m??t??/, /m??t(j)???/
- Rhymes: -??(?), -??(?), -??(?)
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle French mature, from Latin m?t?rus. Doublet of maduro. Partially displaced ripe, from Old English r?pe (“ripe, mature”).
Adjective
mature (comparative maturer or more mature, superlative maturest or most mature)
- Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
- Brought to a state of complete readiness.
- Profound; careful.
- (medicine, obsolete) Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.
- (television, film) Suitable for adults only, due to sexual themes, violence, etc.
Synonyms
- (grown up in terms of physical appearance): adult, grown; see also Thesaurus:full-grown
- (grown up in terms of behaviour or thinking): adultish, grown up; see also Thesaurus:mature
- (suitable for adults only): adult; see also Thesaurus:for adults
Antonyms
- (grown up): childish, immature
- (profound): superficial
Derived terms
- maturation
- maturely
- matureness
- maturity
- sexually mature
Translations
Etymology 2
From French maturer (“to mature”), from Latin m?t?r?.
Verb
mature (third-person singular simple present matures, present participle maturing, simple past and past participle matured)
- (intransitive) To proceed toward maturity: full development or completion (either of concrete or of abstract things, e.g. plans, judgments, qualities).
- Synonyms: develop, grow, progress, ripen
- (intransitive, of food, especially fruit) To attain maturity, to become mature or ripe.
- Synonyms: ripen, ripen up
- (transitive) To bring (something) to maturity, full development, or completion.
- (transitive) To make (something, e.g. fruit) ripe or mature.
- Synonym: ripen
- (intransitive, of a person) To proceed toward or become mature or full-grown, either physically or psychologically; to gain experience or wisdom with age.
- Synonyms: age, develop, grow up; see also Thesaurus:to age
- (transitive) To make (someone) mature.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:make older
- (intransitive, finance) To reach the date when payment is due.
Synonyms
- maturate
Derived terms
- maturable
- mature up
Translations
Anagrams
- tamure
French
Etymology
From Middle French mature, borrowed from Latin m?t?rus. Doublet of mûr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ty?/
- Homophones: maturent, matures
Adjective
mature (plural matures)
- (of a person) mature
Verb
mature
- first-person singular present indicative of maturer
- third-person singular present indicative of maturer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of maturer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of maturer
- second-person singular imperative of maturer
Further reading
- “mature” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ure
Adjective
mature f pl
- feminine plural of maturo
Anagrams
- murate
- mutare
- muterà
Latin
Adjective
m?t?re
- vocative masculine singular of m?t?rus
References
- mature in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- mature in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- mature in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Middle English
Noun
mature
- Alternative form of matere
Portuguese
Verb
mature
- first-person singular present subjunctive of maturar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of maturar
- third-person singular imperative of maturar
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- when someone is mature
advanced
English
Etymology
advance +? -ed
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?d?v??nst/
- Rhymes: -??nst
- (US) IPA(key): /?d?vænst/
- Rhymes: -ænst
Verb
advanced
- simple past tense and past participle of advance
Adjective
advanced (comparative more advanced or further advanced, superlative most advanced or furthest advanced)
- At or close to the state of the art.
- Enhanced.
- Having moved forward in time or space (e.g. advanced ignition timing).
- a gentleman advanced in years, with a hard experience written in his wrinkles
- In a late stage of development; greatly developed beyond an initial stage.
- (phonetics) Pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract.
- Synonym: fronted
- Antonyms: retracted, backed
- (Philippines, of a clock or watch) Indicating a time ahead of the correct time.
- Synonyms: fast, gain
Synonyms
- progressive, professional, sophisticated
Derived terms
- advanced age
- advanced degree
- advanced green
Translations
See also
- cutting edge
- groundbreaking
References
advanced From the web:
- what advanced the economy of ancient rome
- what advanced the idea of separation of powers
- what advance mean
- what advanced degree should i get
- what advanced the common law tradition
- what advanced nutrients should i use
- what advanced bionutritionals
- what advanced technology
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