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verb ADV. fully a fully matured cheese | early This variety is easy to grow and matures early. | quickly, rapidly | slowly | emotionally, physically The teenage years cover a period in which people mature physically and emotionally. VERB + MATURE allow sth to, leave sth to The cheese is smoked and then left to mature. PREP. into She had matured into a beautiful young woman. | to a young man who is maturing to adulthood, adj VERBS be | become ADV. fully | emotionally, physically, sexually
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