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Meaning of 'ripen' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ripen [ v. i.]
- To grow ripe; to become mature, as grain, fruit, flowers, and the like; as, grapes ripen in the sun.
- To approach or come to perfection.
2 . Ripen [ v. t.]
- To cause to mature; to make ripe; as, the warm days ripened the corn.
- To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection; as, to ripen the judgment.

Meaning of 'ripen' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ripen [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cause to ripen or develop fully
Example in sentence:
  • Age matures a good wine;
  • The sun ripens the fruit
Meaning (2):
- grow ripe
Example in sentence:
  • The plums ripen in July

Nearby Words:

rip riparian riparious ripe ripely ripened ripeness ripening ripidolite ripienist

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