Thesaurus: ripen

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1. v. i. To grow ripe; to become mature, as grain, fruit, flowers, and the like; as, grapes ripen in the sun.
2. v. i. To approach or come to perfection.
3. v. t. To cause to mature; to make ripe; as, the warm days ripened the corn.
4. v. t. To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection; as, to ripen the judgment.
5. v. cause to ripen or develop fully
6. v. grow ripe
7. 1. To grow ripe; to become mature, as grain, fruit, flowers, and the like; as, grapes ripen in the sun. 2. To approach or come to perfection. 1. To cause to mature; to make ripe; as, the warm days ripened the corn. 2. To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection; as, to ripen the judgment. When faith and love, which parted from thee never, Had ripined thy iust soul to dwell with God. Milton.
8. v:100 v. cause to ripen or develop fully v. grow ripe