RIPEN as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • grow ripe
    Usage Example(s)
    • The plums ripen in July
    Hypernyms(s) ripen is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • cause to ripen or develop fully
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The sun ripens the fruit
    • Age matures a good wine
    Hypernyms(s) ripen is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Cause(s) Derived(s)