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- pronunciation:
- raI
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 n
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
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verb |
| inflections: |
ripens, ripening, ripened |
| definition: |
to become or cause to become ripe or ready.
These tomatoes will ripen if you leave them in a paper bag for a couple of days.- similar words:
- age, mature
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| related words: |
develop, evolve, grow, mellow |
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| derivation: |
ripener (n.) |
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