to ripen
15
2.9
- verb
- /ˈraɪpən/
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madurar
- They are trying to speed ripen those fruits using ethylene gas.
- ripening fruit
- ripening rice
- ripening fruits and vegetables
Now, obviously in the name as well, it's ripens in the summer and it's crisp.
- Now, obviously in the name as well, it's ripens in the summer and it's crisp.
- Keep your silence until the words ripen in you.
Examples
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And if the summers are real warm, then the fruit will ripen quicker and be sweeter.
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Tomatillo - Like the tomato, the tomatillo, Physalis sp., ripens into a sweet fruit.
Academic text (1995) -
And, you know, they may or may not, you know, ripen on their own.
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And even in the jungle, fruit ripens once a year.
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Since fruits on the same branch can ripen at different times, they're best picked by hand.
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As the season entered a gentle summer, twisted red pods ripened in the garden.
Fiction book (1998) -
Windy smelled the fruit ripening on the pear trees down the valley.
Fiction book (2002) -
He left the bananas on the kitchen counter to ripen before eating them.
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The tomatoes will ripen in the sun if you leave them on the vine for a few more days.
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Farmers often wait for the peaches to ripen fully before picking them to ensure the best flavor.
Synonyms
91
3.5
To become fully grown or developed
How Ripe
15
2.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ripen comes from the old English word ripe, which meant 'ready' or 'fully grown', and the ending -en turns that idea into an action. So, to ripen is to 'become' ready to eat or use.