English Explanatory Dictionary

maturative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A remedy used in medieval medicine to promote maturation; a maturant.
  2. A verb that implies the process of growth, progress or maturation
adj
  1. Tending to promote maturation or progress.
  2. Progressing through distinct phases or stages.
  3. Final.
  4. Pertaining to the process of maturation.
  5. Characteristic of healthy emotional maturity.

Word forms

maturative maturatives more maturative most maturative

Etymology

From Middle English maturatif, from Middle French maturatif, from Medieval Latin mātūrātīvus. By surface analysis, mature + -ative or maturate + -ive.

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