Maturate \Mat"u*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maturated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Maturating}.] [L. maturatus, p. p. of maturare to make ripe, fr. maturus ripe, mature. See {Mature}, v. & a.] 1. To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen. A tree may be maturated artificially. --Fuller. 2. To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess).