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Matured vs Ripened - What's the difference?

matured | ripened |

As verbs the difference between matured and ripened

is that matured is (mature) while ripened is (ripen).

matured

English

Verb

(head)
  • (mature)

    • mature

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
    • She is quite mature for her age.
  • Profound; careful.
    • The headmaster decided to expel the boy after a mature consideration.
  • (obsolete) Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.

    • Antonyms

    * (grown up) childish, immature * (profound) superficial

    Verb

  • To become mature; to ripen.
  • To gain experience or wisdom with age.
  • (finance) To reach the date when payment is due

    • Derived terms

    * mature up

    Related terms

    * matureness * maturity ----

    ripened

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (ripen)

    • Anagrams

    * *

    ripen

    English

    (Ripening)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to grow ripe; to become mature, as in botany: grain, fruit, flowers, and the like;
    • Grapes ripen in the sun.
  • * 1918 , (John Muir), Steep Trails Chapter XII
  • *:...the desert soil of the Great Basin is as rich in the elements that in rainy regions rise and ripen into food as that of any other State in the Union.
  • To approach or come to perfection.
  • To cause to mature; to make ripe; as, the warm days ripened the corn.
  • To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection; as, to ripen the judgment.
    • When faith and love, which parted from thee never, Had ripined thy iust soul to dwell with God. --Milton.

    Derived terms

    * ripening

    Anagrams

    * English ergative verbs