Definition of ripen

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Ripen (v. i.) To grow ripe; to become mature, as grain, fruit, flowers, and the like; as, grapes ripen in the sun..

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Concoctive :: Concoctive (a.) Having the power of digesting or ripening; digestive.
Maturate :: Maturate (v. i.) To ripen; to become mature; specif/cally, to suppurate..
Ripen :: Ripen (v. t.) To cause to mature; to make ripe; as, the warm days ripened the corn..
Seed :: Seed (n.) A ripened ovule, consisting of an embryo with one or more integuments, or coverings; as, an apple seed; a currant seed. By germination it produces a new plant..
Maturely :: Maturely (adv.) In a mature manner; with ripeness; completely.
Immaturity :: Immaturity (n.) The state or quality of being immature or not fully developed; unripeness; incompleteness.
Tripennate :: Tripennate (a.) Same as Tripinnate.
Ripening :: Ripening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ripe.
Ripen :: Ripen (v. i.) To grow ripe; to become mature, as grain, fruit, flowers, and the like; as, grapes ripen in the sun..
Mature :: Mature (v. t.) To bring or hasten to maturity; to promote ripeness in; to ripen; to complete; as, to mature one's plans..
Ripened :: Ripened (imp. & p. p.) of Ripe.
Guacharo :: Guacharo (n.) A nocturnal bird of South America and Trinidad (Steatornis Caripensis, or S. steatornis); -- called also oilbird..
Rareripe :: Rareripe (n.) An early ripening fruit, especially a kind of freestone peach..
Pericarp :: Pericarp (n.) The ripened ovary; the walls of the fruit. See Illusts. of Capsule, Drupe, and Legume..
Precocity :: Precocity (n.) The quality or state of being precocious; untimely ripeness; premature development, especially of the mental powers; forwardness..
Maturative :: Maturative (a.) Conducing to ripeness or maturity; hence, conducing to suppuration..
Ripe :: Ripe (v. i.) To ripen; to grow ripe.
Strobile :: Strobile (n.) A scaly multiple fruit resulting from the ripening of an ament in certain plants, as the hop or pine; a cone. See Cone, n., 3..
Ripen :: Ripen (v. i.) To approach or come to perfection.
Overripen :: Overripen (v. t.) To make too ripe.
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