Nouns (10)
maturation, maturing, ripening, maturement
n. coming to full development; becoming mature
development, growth, maturation, growing, ontogeny, ontogenesis
n. (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
Verbs (12)
take, undergo, submit to
v. accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"
experience, undergo, go through, live through
v. go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"
experience, have, get, receive, undergo
v. go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
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Fuzzynyms (16)
development, evolution
n. a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer"
change
n. the result of alteration or modification; "there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no change in the mountains"
stage, phase
n. any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected"
development, evolution
n. a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer"
change
n. the result of alteration or modification; "there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no change in the mountains"
encounter, meet, receive
v. experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition"
try, taste, sample, try out
v. take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"
see
v. perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see"
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undergo maturation
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