English → Latin
“mature” in Latin
mātūrusmature, full-grown; ripe; early, soontempestīvustimely, opportune, fitting; early, betimes; matureadoleōto emit an odor, smellcertuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved, determinedsubtīlisfine, thin, slender; precise, accurate, keen; plain, unadorned, simpleregōto rule, govern, direct; to guide, steer, control; to oversee, managevērustrue, real, actual (conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct); true, genuine (not counterfeimātūrōto ripen, make ripe, bring to maturity; to mature, ripen, soften; to hasten, accelerate, despatchcoquōto cook; prepare food; to ripen; to roast, dry
The English word mature itself goes back to Latin mātūrus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
mature adj.
maturus, tempestivus (PROP. and figuratively): adultus (having reached the years of maturity, PROP. and figuratively; e.g., Athenae adultae; opposed to nascentes): a mature judgement, judicium firmum, certum, subtile, rectum, verum (Cic.): ☞ not subactum judicium. In Cic., Caec., maturum judicium is a prompt decision; judgement passed without any delay): mature age, aetas adulta (when the person is grown up); aetas firmata (Cic.), matura (Ulp.): of mature understanding, maturus animo: to have mature experience, magno praeditum esse usu; usu et experientia praetantem esse (Cic.): mature consideration, bonum consilium. To become mature, maturescere (Cic.).
mature v.
maturare; ad maturitatem perducere aliquid (Plin.); coquere (Cic.); percoquere (especially of fruit, Plin., Ep.). To mature plans, etc., alicujus rei rationem explicatam atque exploratam habere; consilia explicare (but implying previous state of confusion, etc., Caes., B.C., 2, 78): all my plans are matured, instructa mihi sunt corde consilia omnia (Terentianus): to mature one’s judgement, ad judicandi maturitatem pervenire.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for mature?
- The usual Latin words for “mature” are mātūrus, tempestīvus, adoleō; also certus, subtīlis, regō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.