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ripen

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rip·en  (rpn)
tr. & intr.v. rip·ened, rip·en·ing, rip·ens
To make or become ripe or riper; mature. See Synonyms at mature.

ripen·er n.

ripen
Verb
1. to make or become ripe
2. to mature
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.ripen - cause to ripen or develop fully; "The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
2.ripen - grow ripe; "The plums ripen in July"
maturate, mature, grow - develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"

ripen
verb mature, season, develop, get ready, burgeon, come of age, come to fruition, grow ripe, make ripe
Translations
ripen [ˈraɪpən] vt, vimadurar
ripen [ˈraɪpn] vtmûrir
vimûrir; se faire
ripen [ˈraɪpn] ripe vtreifen lassen
vireifen
ripen [ˈraɪpən] vtmaturare
vimaturarsi; stagionarsi


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A HALF-FAMISHED JACKDAW seated himself on a fig-tree, which had produced some fruit entirely out of season, and waited in the hope that the figs would ripen.
Let it wait and ripen," was her father's advice, and he practiced what he preached, having waited patiently thirty years for fruit of his own to ripen, and being in no haste to gather it even now when it was sweet and mellow.
They sow and reap here in every season, the ground is always producing, and the fruits ripen throughout the year; so great, so charming is the variety, that the whole region seems a garden laid out and cultivated only to please.
 
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