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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Maturative :: Maturative (a.) Conducing to ripeness or maturity; hence, conducing to suppuration..
Overripen :: Overripen (v. t.) To make too ripe.
Enripen :: Enripen (v. t.) To ripen.
Maturate :: Maturate (a.) To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen.
Ripening :: Ripening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of 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..
Wineberry :: Wineberry (n.) A peculiar New Zealand shrub (Coriaria ruscifolia), in which the petals ripen and afford an abundant purple juice from which a kind of wine is made. The plant also grows in Chili..
Concoctive :: Concoctive (a.) Having the power of digesting or ripening; digestive.
Ripen :: Ripen (v. t.) To cause to mature; to make ripe; as, the warm days ripened the corn..
Concoct :: Concoct (v. t.) To mature or perfect; to ripen.
Autocarpian :: Autocarpian (a.) Consisting of the ripened pericarp with no other parts adnate to it, as a peach, a poppy capsule, or a grape..
Crudeness :: Crudeness (n.) A crude, undigested, or unprepared state; rawness; unripeness; immatureness; unfitness for a destined use or purpose; as, the crudeness of iron ore; crudeness of theories or plans..
Indigested :: Indigested (a.) Not ripened or suppurated; -- said of an abscess or its contents.
Ripen :: Ripen (v. t.) To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection; as, to ripen the judgment..
Amphicarpous :: Amphicarpous (a.) Producing fruit of two kinds, either as to form or time of ripening..
Fruit :: Fruit (v. t.) The ripened ovary of a flowering plant, with its contents and whatever parts are consolidated with it..
Rareripe :: Rareripe (n.) An early ripening fruit, especially a kind of freestone peach..
Endocarp :: Endocarp (n.) The inner layer of a ripened or fructified ovary.
Prunus :: Prunus (n.) A genus of trees with perigynous rosaceous flowers, and a single two-ovuled carpel which usually becomes a drupe in ripening..
Prematurity :: Prematurity (n.) The quality or state of being premature; early, or untimely, ripeness; as, the prematurity of genius..
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