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come of age collapse: reach a certain age that marks a transition to maturity

fledge collapse: grow feathers; "The young sparrows are fledging already"; decorate with feathers; "fledge an arrow"; feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight

suppurate collapse: cause to ripen and discharge pus; "The oil suppurates the pustules"

culminate collapse: rise to, or form, a summit; "The helmet culminated in a crest"; bring to a head or to the highest point; "Seurat culminated pointillism"; end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"; reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body; reach the highest or most decisive point

evolve collapse: undergo development or evolution; "Modern man evolved a long time ago"; work out; "We have developed a new theory of evolution"

fall into collapse: be included in or classified as; "This falls under the rubric 'various'"

become collapse: enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"; come into existence; "What becomes has duration"; undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"; enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!"

blossom collapse: develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity"

turn to collapse: direct one's interest or attention towards; go into; "The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction"; "People turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium"

run into collapse: collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"; be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"

alter collapse: remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"; make an alteration to; "This dress needs to be altered"

fester collapse: a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus; ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering"

ripe collapse: at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge; "a ripe mind"; fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used; "ripe peaches"; "full-bodied mature wines"

cultivate collapse: prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"; foster the growth of

grow collapse: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"; become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"; increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore"; cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard"; become attached by or as if by the process of growth; "The tree trunks had grown together"; cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"

age collapse: how long something has existed; "it was replaced because of its age"; a time in life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises; "she was now of school age"; "tall for his eld"; begin to seem older; get older; "The death of his wife caused him to age fast"; make older; "The death of his child aged him tremendously"

refine collapse: make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of; "refine a method of analysis"; "refine the constant in the equation"; attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying; "many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet"; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; "refine sugar"; treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition; "refine paper stock"; "refine pig iron"; "refine oil"

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