Maturus, pen. prod. Adiect. Ripe.Arbuta fiunt matura. Lucret. Albescit messis maturis aristis.Ouid.Fœtus maturos edere. Oui. To bring forth yong when they be ripe. Fruges maturæ. Virg.Matura cibo olea. Plin. Dliues ripe to be eaten.Poma matura.Cic. Vuæ maturæ. Virg. Maturus æui, per translationem, pro Sene quandoque accipitur.Virg.An old man.Animi maturus.Virg.A wife and sage man.Animo maturus & æuo.Ouid.Annis matorus.Ouid.Old: of good age.Militiæ maturus.Liu.Of age able for warre.Hic sponsæ maturus, illa marito.Stat.He is able to haue a wife, and she an husbande. Ad arma maturus. Sil. Consilium maturum. Claud. Prudent and sage counsaile.Dies matura. Lucret. Fit and apt time.Facultas maturior discendi.Cic.More quickenesse and typenesse to learne.Viro matura filia.Virg.A daughter mariable.Funeri maturo propior. Horat. Very old: euen at the pittes brinke.Marura gloria, necdum se vertente in inuidiam, mortem occubuit.Liu.He died when his glory was in the flower and not yet beginning to be enuied.Homo maturus.Cic.Iudicium maturum.Cic.Ripe and sage iudgement.Tædio regum maturior venit libertas. Liuius. That libertie might come the sooner through wearines of royall gouernment.Onus maturum auserre vtero.Ouid.Probitas maturior.Stat. Partus maturus. Horat. Puer maturus alicui rei faciendæ. Quint. A childe able to doe a thing.Redditus maturus. Horat. A speedie returne.Scribendi expectandum tempus maturius. Cicero. We must looke for a more sit and conuenient time to write.Tempus maturum vino. Celsus. Conuenient time to giue a sicke man wine.Tempore maturo adepta coniugium. Catull. Hauing gotten a husband in fit and conuenient time.Venter maturus.Ouidius.A woman at the point to be deliuered.Matura viro virgo. Gel. A maide mariageable.Virginitas matura toris.Stat. Maturum.Cic.A thing quickely done.Maturum malum.Plaut.A quicke and speedie mischiefe.Ignauia maturam senectutem reddet. Celsus. Slouthfulnesse and idlenesse hasteneth olde age. Maturum facere. Gellius. To dispatch quickely. Maturum censeo faciundum. Gell.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
mātūrus, a, um (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.). I.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. —II.Transf.A.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,
, 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, justat 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.— 2.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.—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; v. the foll.). A.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.—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.—C.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