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ripen

verb

1 ripen

Cause to ripen or develop fully:
— The sun ripens the fruit.

synonym: mature.

Roget 650: be perfect etc. adj.; transcend etc. (be supreme) 33.    bring to perfection, perfect, ripen, mature; complete etc. 729; ... show more

Roget 658: improve; be better, become better, get better; mend, amend.    advance etc. (progress) 282; ascend etc. 305; increase ... show more

Roget 673: prepare; get ready, make ready; make preparations, settle preliminaries, get up, sound the note of preparation.    set in order, put in order etc. (arrange) 60; forecast ... show more

Roget 729: effect, effectuate; accomplish, achieve, compass, consummate, hammer out; bring to maturity, bring to perfection; perfect, complete; elaborate.    do, execute, ... show more

Dutch: rijpen

2 ripen

Grow ripe.

Dutch: rijpen


Moby thesaurus: advance, age, alter into, attain majority, be converted into, bear fruit, beautify, become, better, bloom, blossom, blow, bring to maturity, change into, come of age, come round to, come to fruition, come to maturity, complete, crown ... show more.

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