Mature
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe. Profound; careful.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To become mature; to ripen. To gain experience or wisdom with age. To reach the date when payment is due
Example sentence: We must remember that democracy works when given time to develop, mature and deliver. People must have access to information for informed debate. Government institutions must treat citizens fairly, and with dignity, while responding to their needs.
Ripen
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to grow ripe; to become mature, as in botany: grain, fruit, flowers, and the like; as, grapes ripen in the sun.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.
Example sentence: Seafarers are used to being exploited. At sea, the captain moans at chandlers who supply ships with green bananas that will never ripen; at fruit that goes moldy obscenely fast; at sub-standard meat.