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ripen

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Verb (usu participle)
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rip=en

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb ripen has 2 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

ripenv. i. 
  •  To grow ripe; to become mature, as grain, fruit, flowers, and the like; as, grapes ripen in the sun.  [1913 Webster]
  •  To approach or come to perfection.  [1913 Webster]
ripenv. t. 
  •  To cause to mature; to make ripe; as, the warm days ripened the corn.  [1913 Webster]
  •  To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection; as, to ripen the judgment.  [1913 Webster]
    "When faith and love, which parted from thee never,
    Had ripined thy iust soul to dwell with God.
    "  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ripen, v.tr. & intr. make or become ripe.

THESAURUS

ripen

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, culminate, cultivate, develop, do to perfection, elaborate, embellish, enhance, evolute, evolve, evolve into, fall into, fester, finish, fledge, flourish, flower, grow, grow up, heighten, improve, intensify, lapse into, leave the nest, matter, maturate, mature, mellow, melt into, open into, pass into, perfect, polish, progress, rankle, reach its season, reach manhood, reach maturity, reach twenty-one, reach voting age, refine, ripe, ripen into, run, run into, season, settle down, settle into, shift into, suppurate, temper, toga virilis, turn into, turn to, wax, weep

ROGET THESAURUS

ripen

Perfection

VB be perfect, transcend, bring to perfection, perfect, ripen, mature, complete, put in trim, maturate.

Improvement

VB improve, be better, become better, get better, mend, amend, advance, ascend, increase, fructify, ripen, mature, pick up, come about, rally, take a favorable turn, turn over a new leaf, turn the corner, raise one's head, sow one's wild oats, recover, be better, be improved by, turn to right account, turn to good account, turn to best account, profit by, reap the benefit of, make good use of, make capital out of, place to good account, render better, improve, mend, amend, better, ameliorate, meliorate, correct, decrassify, improve upon, refine upon, rectify, enrich, mellow, elaborate, fatten, promote, cultivate, advance, forward, enhance, bring forward, bring on, foster, invigorate, touch up, rub up, brush up, furbish up, bolster up, vamp up, brighten up, warm up, polish, cook, make the most of, set off to advantage, prune, repair, put in order, review, revise, make corrections, make improvements, doctor, purify, relieve, refresh, infuse new blood into, recruit, reform, remodel, reorganize, new model, view in a new light, think better of, appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober, palliate, mitigate, lessen an evil.

Preparation

VB prepare, get ready, make ready, make preparations, settle preliminaries, get up, sound the note of preparation, set in order, put in order, forecast, prepare the ground, plow the ground, dress the ground, till the soil, cultivate the soil, predispose, sow the seed, lay a train, dig a mine, lay the groundwork, fix the groundwork, lay the basis, fix the basis, lay the foundations, fix the foundations, dig the foundations, erect the scaffolding, lay the first stone, roughhew, cut out work, block out, hammer out, lick into shape, elaborate, mature, ripen, mellow, season, bring to maturity, nurture, hatch, cook, brew, temper, anneal, smelt, barbecue, infumate, maturate, equip, arm, man, fit-out, fit up, furnish, rig, dress, garnish, betrim, accouter, array, fettle, fledge, dress up, furbish up, brush up, vamp up, refurbish, sharpen one's tools, trim one's foils, set, prime, attune, whet the knife, whet the sword, wind up, screw up, adjust, put in trim, put in train, put in gear, put in working order, put in tune, put in a groove for, put in harness, pack, train, inure, breed, prepare for, rehearse, make provision for, take steps, take measures, take precautions, provide, provide against, beat up for recruits, open the door to, set one's house in order, make all snug, clear the decks, clear for action, close one's ranks, shuffle the cards, prepare oneself, serve an apprenticeship, lay oneself out for, get into harness, gird up one's loins, buckle on one's armor, reculer pour mieux sauter, prime and load, shoulder arms, get the steam up, put the horses to, guard against, make sure against, forearm, make sure, prepare for the evil day, have a rod in pickle, provide against a rainy day, feather one's nest, lay in provisions, make investments, keep on foot, be prepared, be ready, hold oneself in readiness, keep one's powder dry, lie in wait for, anticipate, principiis obstare, veniente occurrere morbo.

Completion

VB effect, effectuate, accomplish, achieve, compass, consummate, hammer out, bring to maturity, bring to perfection, perfect, complete, elaborate, do, execute, make, go through, get through, work out, enact, bring about, bring to bear, bring to pass, bring through, bring to a head, despatch, dispatch, knock off, finish off, polish off, make short work of, dispose of, set at rest, perform, discharge, fulfill, realize, put in practice, put in force, carry out, carry into effect, carry into execution, make good, be as good as one's word, do thoroughly, not do by halves, go the whole hog, drive home, be in at the death, carry through, play out, exhaust, fill the bill, finish, bring to a close, wind up, stamp, clinch, seal, set the seal on, put the seal, give the final touch, to, put the last, put the finishing hand to, put the finishing touches on, crown, crown all, cap, ripen, culminate, come to a head, come to a crisis, come to its end, die a natural death, die of old age, run its course, run one's race, touch the goal, reach the goal, attain the goal, reach, get in the harvest.

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