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|lshtext=<b>mātūrus</b>: a, um (<br /><b>I</b> [[sup]]. [[usually]] maturissimus; [[less]] freq. maturrimus, Tac. A. 12, 65; cf. the adv.), adj. [[root]], Sanscr. ma-, [[measure]], [[time]], [[whence]] [[mane]], [[matutinus]]; cf.: [[manus]], [[modus]]; [[hence]], [[timely]], [[ready]] in [[time]], [[ripe]], [[mature]] ([[class]].).<br /><b>I</b> Lit., of fruits: poma matura et [[cocta]] (opp. cruda), Cic. Sen. 19, 71: uva, Verg. E. 10, 36: [[fruges]], id. ib. 3, 80: maturissimae [[ficus]], Col. 12, 17, 2.—With dat.: [[seges]] matura messi, [[ripe]] for harvesting, Liv. 2, 5.—Neutr. as subst.: [[quod]] maturi erat (opp. [[viride]]), Liv. 34, 26, 8. —<br /><b>II</b> Transf.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> Ripe, [[mature]], of the [[proper]] [[age]], [[proper]], [[fit]], [[seasonable]], [[timely]], etc.—With dat.: [[filia]] matura viro, [[ripe]] for [[marriage]], marriageable, Verg. A. 7, 53: [[maturus]] [[bello]], Juv. 8, 169: [[vitulus]] templis [[maturus]] et arae, old [[enough]] for [[sacrifice]], id. 12, 7: [[virgo]], Hor. C. 3, 6, 22: [[ovis]], [[fit]] for [[bearing]], Col. 7, 3, 1: [[Roxane]] matura ex Alexandro, Just. 13, 2, 5; cf. [[venter]], [[ripe]] for [[delivery]], [[ready]] to [[bring]] [[forth]], Ov. M. 11, 311: [[infans]], id. ib. 7, 127: [[aetas]], [[mature]], [[fit]] for [[action]], Verg. A. 12, 438: [[progenies]] matura militiae, Liv. 42, 52: L. [[Caesar]] viris, of the [[proper]] [[age]] for [[assuming]] the [[toga]] [[virilis]], Vell. 2, 99.—Piur. subst.: mātūri, adults (opp. pueri), Lact. 5, 13, 3: omnia matura sunt, [[victoria]], [[praeda]], [[laus]], [[ready]] to be seized, Sall. J. 85, 48.—With ad: ad [[arma]], Sil. 16, 657.—Of [[mental]] qualities: [[ipse]] [[enim]] [[Thucydides]], si posterius fuisset, [[multo]] maturior ac mitior fuisset, Cic. Brut. 83, 288: annis [[gravis]] [[atque]] animi [[maturus]] Aletes, [[mature]] in [[judgment]], Verg. A. 9, 246: aevi, [[ripe]] in years, id. ib. 5, 73: centuriones, [[who]] had served [[out]] [[their]] [[time]], Suet. Calig. 44: imperia, old, [[antiquated]], Just. 11, 5, 7: scribendi [[tempus]] maturius, [[more]] [[seasonable]], [[more]] favorable, Cic. Att. 15, 4, 3: mihi [[vero]] ad nonas [[bene]] maturum videtur [[fore]], [[just]] at the [[right]] [[time]], id. Fam. 9, 5, 1: se maturam oppetere mortem, in [[good]] old [[age]], id. Div. 1, 18, 36: [[senex]], Hor. A. P. 115.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Powerful, [[vigorous]]: glaebasque jacentis Pulverolenter coquat maturis solibus [[aestas]], Verg. G. 1, 66: lux, id. A. 10, 257: ignes (anni), Grat. Cyn. 59: maturae [[mala]] nequitiae, [[full]]-[[grown]] [[depravity]], Juv. 14, 216.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> That takes [[place]] [[early]], [[early]], [[speedy]], [[quick]]: mittam [[hodie]] huic suo [[die]] natali malam rem magnam et maturam, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 5: matura [[faba]], the [[early]] [[bean]] (opp. to the [[late]] [[bean]]), Col. 2, 10: [[satio]] (opp. to [[late]] [[sowing]]), id. ib.: [[fenum]], the [[first]] [[hay]] (opp. to the [[after]]-math), id. 7, 3: hiemes, [[early]], Caes. B. G. 4, 20: [[decessio]], Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1: honores, Ov. P. 2, 1, 59: judicium, [[quick]], Cic. Caecin. 3, 7: [[robur]] aetatis [[quam]] maturrimum precari, Tac. A. 12, 65: [[aetas]] maturissima, [[early]] [[life]], Auct. Her. 4, 17, 25: si [[mora]] pro [[culpa]] est, ego [[sum]] maturior [[illo]], [[was]] [[there]] earlier, Ov. M. 13, 300.—Hence, adv.: mātūrē ([[sup]]. maturissime and maturrime;<br /> v. the foll.).<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> Seasonably, [[opportunely]], at the [[proper]] [[time]] ([[class]].): custodes [[mature]] sentiunt, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44, § 96: [[satis]] [[mature]] occurrit, Caes. B. C. 3, 7: ubi consulueris, [[mature]] [[facto]] [[opus]] est, Sall. C. 1 fin.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Betimes, [[early]], [[speedily]], [[quickly]], [[soon]]: [[mature]] fieri senem, Cic. Sen. 10, 32: proficisci, id. Fam. 3, 3, 1: Romam venire, id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 4.— Comp.: maturius proficiscitur, Caes. B. G. 4, 6: maturius pervenire, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 24, § 60: [[tempus]] [[quam]] res maturius me deserat, Sall. J. 42, 5: maturius ad Epulas [[ire]], Juv. 11, 88: voluerunt veteres maturius hereditates adiri, Gai. Inst. 2, 55.—Sup.: maximos [[tumultus]] maturissime disjeci, [[Cato]] ap. [[Charis]]. p. 184 P.: res maturissime vindicanda est, as [[quickly]], as [[early]] as [[possible]], Cic. Caecin. 2, 7: [[quippe]] qui omnium maturrime ad publicas causas accesserim, id. de Or. 3, 20, 74: perge [[qua]] coeptas, ut [[quam]] maturrime merita invenias, Sall. H. 1, 48, 16 Dietsch.: quibus rebus [[quam]] maturrime occurrendum putabat, Caes. B. G. 1, 33 fin.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>C</b> Prematurely, [[untimely]]: [[pater]] [[mature]] decessit, Nep. Att. 2, 1.—With a [[play]] [[upon]] the [[three]] meanings of the [[word]] (A., B., and C.): qui [[homo]] [[mature]] quaesivit pecuniam, Nisi eam [[mature]] parsit, [[mature]] esurit, he [[who]] has made [[money]] at the [[right]] [[time]], if he is not [[soon]] [[sparing]] of it, [[will]] [[too]] [[soon]] [[suffer]] [[hunger]], Plaut. Curc. 3, 10.

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