ripen
(verb) grow ripe; “The plums ripen in July”
ripen, mature
(verb) cause to ripen or develop fully; “The sun ripens the fruit”; “Age matures a good wine”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ripen (third-person singular simple present ripens, present participle ripening, simple past and past participle ripened)
(intransitive) to grow ripe; to become mature (said of grain, fruit, flowers etc.)
(intransitive) To approach or come to perfection.
(transitive) To cause to mature; to make ripe
(transitive) To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection
• Perin, Piner, Prine, Repin, repin
Source: Wiktionary
Rip"en, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ripened;p. pr. & vb. n. Ripening.]
1. To grow ripe; to become mature, as grain, fruit, flowers, and the like; as, grapes ripen in the sun.
2. To approach or come to perfection.
Rip"en, v. t.
1. To cause to mature; to make ripe; as, the warm days ripened the corn.
2. To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection; as, to ripen the judgment. When faith and love, which parted from thee never, Had ripined thy iust soul to dwell with God. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
