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|link=&#123;&#123;filepath:woodhouse_518.jpg&#125;&#125;]]'''adj.'''
<b class="b2">Ripe</b>: P. and V. [[ὡραῖος]], [[πέπων]] (Aesch., ''Frag.''; Xen. also Ar.).
<b class="b2">Brought to perfection</b>: P. and V. [[τέλειος]], [[τέλεος]].
<b class="b2">In the prime of life</b>: P. and V. [[ὡραῖος]], ἡβῶν, [[ἀκμαῖος]].
<b class="b2">Advanced in life</b>: P. [[πόρρω]] τῆς ἡλικίας.
<b class="b2">Mature years, prime of life</b>, subs.: P. and V. ὥρα, ἡ, [[ἀκμή]], ἡ, ἥβη, ἡ, Ar. and P., [[ἡλικία]], ἡ.
<b class="b2">Ready, prepared</b>, adj.: P. and V. ἕτοιμος.
<b class="b2">Mature consideration</b>: P. [[σκέψις]] συχνή (Plat.).
'''v. trans.'''
<b class="b2">Ripen</b>: P. and V. πεπαίνειν (Eur., ''Frag.''; Xen.).
<b class="b2">Prepare</b>: P. and V. ἑτοιμάζειν, παρασκευάζειν.
<b class="b2">Hasten</b>: P. and V. σπεύδειν, ἐπισπεύδειν.
<b class="b2">Bring to perfection</b>: P. and V. τελειοῦν, P. τελεοῦν.
V. intrans. <b class="b2">Ripen</b> (<b class="b2">of grapes</b>): V. ἀποπερκοῦσθαι (Soph., ''Frag.''), Ar. πεπαίνειν.
<b class="b2">Come to perfection</b>: P. and V. τελειοῦσθαι, P. τελεοῦσθαι.
<b class="b2">Be at perfection</b>: P. and V. ἀκμάζειν.
<b class="b2">Be matured, be ready</b>: P. and V. ἑτοιμάζεσθαι (pass.).
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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>mātūrē</b>: adv., v. [[maturus]].
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>mātūrē</b>⁹ ([[maturus]]),<br /><b>1</b> en son temps, à point, à [[propos]] : Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 96 ; Cæs. C. 3, 7<br /><b>2</b> promptement, de bonne heure, bientôt : Cic. CM 32 ; Fam. 3, 3, 1 ; maturius Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 60 ; Cæs. G. 4, 6, 1 ; -urissime Cic. Cæc. 7 ; -urrime Cic. de Or. 3, 74 ; Cæs. G. 1, 33<br /><b>3</b> prématurément, trop tôt : Nep. Att. 2, 1 &#124;&#124; v. les trois sens réunis : Pl. Curc. 380.||v. les trois sens réunis : Pl. Curc. 380.
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{{Georges
|georg=mātūrē, Adv. ([[maturus]]), I) [[zeitig]] = zur gehörigen-, zur [[rechten]] [[Zeit]], sentire, Cic.: [[satis]] m. occurrere, Caes.: m. [[facto]] [[opus]] est, Sall. – II) [[zeitig]] = [[beizeiten]], [[frühzeitig]], 1) übh. = [[früh]], [[bald]], [[schleunig]], senem fieri, Cic.: [[mature]] u. maturius proficisci, Caes.: alqo maturius venire, Cic.: maturissime rem vindicare, Cic.: [[quam]] maturrime rebus occurrere, Caes. – 2) [[relativ]], [[frühzeitig]] = zu [[früh]], [[mature]] decessit, Nep. Att. 2, 1. – Die [[drei]] Bedeutungen [[von]] [[mature]], [[vor]] der [[Zeit]], zur [[rechten]] [[Zeit]], zur [[Unzeit]] (vgl. Gell. 10, 11: 1 sqq.) hat Plaut. Curc. 380 sq. in der [[Sentenz]] [[qui]] [[homo]] [[mature]] quaesivit pecuniam, [[nisi]] [[eam]] [[mature]] parsit, [[mature]] esurit. – / Über die Superl.-[[Form]] maturrime ([[meist]] in der [[Verbindung]] [[quam]] maturrime) s. Jordan Cic. Caecin. 7. p. 150 sq. Kritz Sall. hist. fr. 1, 51, 16. p. 80. [[Neue]]-Wagener Formenl.<sup>3</sup> 2, 190 u. 191.
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