mature, become fully grown or developed; cause to mature, bring to a state of full development or growth
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Ripened Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(imp. & p. p.)
of Ripen
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. Aboutof Ripen
ripened
adj : of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable); "mature well-aged cheeses" [syn: aged]
Adjective
1. of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable); "mature well-aged cheeses"
(synonym) aged
(similar) ripe, mature
Verb
1. cause to ripen or develop fully; "The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine"
(synonym) mature
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(derivation) maturation, ripening, maturement
2. grow ripe; "The plums ripen in July"
(hypernym) mature, maturate, grow
(derivation) maturation, ripening, maturement
