| Maturation (n.) The process of bringing, or of coming, to maturity; hence, specifically, the process of suppurating perfectly; the formation of pus or matter. Thesaurus Entries accomplishment, advance, advancement, aging, amplification, beautification, blossoming, budding, burgeoning, close, completing, completion, conclusion, culmination, development, developmental change, elaboration, embellishment, end, ending, enlargement, evolution, evolutionary change, evolvement, evolving, excrescence, expansion, explication, finish, finishing, flowering, full development, furtherance, gemmation, germination, gradual change, growth, maturescence, maturity, mellowing, natural development, natural growth, nonviolent change, outgrowth, overgrowth, perfection, procreation, progress, progression, pullulation, refinement, reproduction, ripeness, ripening, rise, rounding off, rounding out, seasoning, senescence, sprouting, tempering, termination, terminus, topping off, upgrowth, vegetation, windup |