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ripening


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ripen  \Rip"en\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Ripened};p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Ripening}.] 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  ripening 
  n  1:  coming  to  full  development;  becoming  mature  [syn:  {maturation}, 
  {maturing},  {maturement}] 
  2:  acquiring  desirable  qualities  by  being  left  undisturbed  for 
  some  time  [syn:  {aging},  {ageing},  {mellowing}] 




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