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- pronunciation:
- raI
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- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
inflections: |
ripens, ripening, ripened |
definition: |
to become or cause to become ripe, mature, or fully prepared.
- similar words:
- age, mature
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related words: |
develop, evolve, grow, mature, mellow, temper |
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derivation: |
ripener (n.) |
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