Ripen

Word RIPEN
Character 5
Hyphenation rip en
Pronunciations /ˈɹaɪpən/

Definitions and meanings of "Ripen"

What do we mean by ripen?

To make or become ripe or riper; mature. transitive & intransitive verb

To grow ripe; come to maturity, as grain or fruit: used by extension of the maturing of anything, as of a boil.

To become fit for some particular use by lying or resting.

To approach or come to completeness or perfection; come to a state of fitness or readiness; be prepared or made ready: as, the project is ripening for execution.

Synonyms See mature, a.

To mature; make ripe, as grain or fruit.

To bring to maturity, perfection, or completion; develop to a desired or desirable state.

To make fit or ready for use.

To grow ripe; to become mature, as grain, fruit, flowers, and the like. intransitive verb

To approach or come to perfection. intransitive verb

To cause to mature; to make ripe. transitive verb

To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection. transitive verb

To grow ripe; to become mature, as in botany: grain, fruit, flowers, and the like; as, grapes ripen in the sun. verb

To approach or come to perfection. verb

To cause to mature; to make ripe; as, the warm days ripened the corn. verb

To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection; as, to ripen the judgment. verb

Grow ripe verb

Cause to ripen or develop fully verb

To grow ripe; to become mature (said of grain, fruit, flowers etc.)

To approach or come to perfection.

To cause to mature; to make ripe

To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection

Take/lose virginity Urban Dictionary

Being baked out of your mind. Urban Dictionary

The act of masturbating before you have the ability too jizz. Urban Dictionary

What happens to food that accidentally gets left in the car for a long time after a trip to the grocery store. Urban Dictionary

When one sneaks onto one of their friends boats, and proceed to wipe their ass all over the sail and/or deck Urban Dictionary

Using exercise to firm and tone your ass so it resembles a ripe peach Urban Dictionary

Speeding up the ripening progress of a fruit or vegetable through self pleasure Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Ripen

The word "ripen" in example sentences

"Though I have no illusions in the direction of expecting the fruit of general peace to ripen in a single night, I am nevertheless convinced that the fruit _has begun to ripen_, and that it is now only a question of holding out whether we are to obtain a general honourable peace or not. ❋ Ottokar Theobald Otto Maria Czernin Von Und Zu Chudenitz (1902)

Wolfeboro is just about at the northern fringe of the climate where peaches will ripen, that is during favorable years in favored locations. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

But there is a kind of passivity, willingness to let experiences accumulate and sink in and ripen, which is an essential of development. ❋ Unknown (1916)

She found in gathering the fruits of the earth, that, to ripen is to absorb sunshine; which ripples out to you responsively at the gentlest touch. ❋ Unknown (1870)

The name of this favourite fruit is said to be derived from an ancient custom of putting straw beneath the fruit when it began to ripen, which is very useful to keep it moist and clean. ❋ Isabella Mary (1861)

Or, if Republicans filibuster and force Reid to file cloture (which requires two days to "ripen" into an actual vote) demand their 30 hours of post-cloture debate, it will pass Saturday. ❋ Unknown (2010)

After it had begun to "ripen" in the heat, she wrote, she called Montgomery County's Animal Services Division but was told that officers couldn't retrieve it unless the bird was "the size of a vulture." ❋ Unknown (2010)

We need to understand more clearly what Buddhism means by the statement that actions mixed with confusion "ripen" into unhappiness, samsaric happiness, or a neutral feeling that is neither. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For instance, in a live yeast or sourdough starter, the enzymic action develops the umami in wheat flour to "ripen" the dough and develop its flavor. ❋ Bryanna Clark Grogan (2007)

Please note that I refrained repeatedly from commiting the pun of saying I was setting it aside to "ripen". ❋ Catrambo (2007)

This is a life in which a task is accepted: a task that can be defined only as that of allowing God to 'ripen' in increasingly visible ways. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The external cycles, which account for the transit charts of the daily positions of the heavenly bodies, "ripen" or result from general shared karma. ❋ Unknown (1996)

If it was recognizable, it was shoved in a dark corner and allowed to "ripen" for another day. ❋ Bombeck, Erma (1987)

Dude, I totally [ripened] [that chick] last night. She was so [tight]. ❋ Bexokay (2010)

[Richardson]: Is that your seventeenth [bucket]? Harry Potburner: I AM [RIPENED]! ❋ HighWindsorite (2011)

[Jimmy told me] to [get the] [cum out], but I told him I was still Ripening The Rooster. ❋ Muhk33 (2011)

Oh man, [I left] a bunch of [bananas] in my car over [the weekend], and now they are completely brown and smell gross, totally trunk-ripened. ❋ Aces1 (2010)

You hear about what [happened] in [the port]? Someone got a [ripened sailboat]. ❋ GasMaskOverdrive (2017)

[I'm going to go] to the [gym] [tonight] and ripen my peach. ❋ Lukard (2015)

My mom: The [cucumber] should [be good], I spent an hour last night [ripening] it. ❋ Twurzy (2018)

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