matterate
Americanverb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of matterate
Perhaps by folk etymology from maturate
Example Sentences
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G. But you wanted to know—Then these things suppurate and matterate and spread— Mrs. G. Pin, you're making me sick!
From The Works of Rudyard Kipling One Volume Edition by Kipling, Rudyard
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