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RIPENED
aged, ripened
(adjective) of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (āagedā pronounced as one syllable); āmature well-aged cheesesā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
ripened
simple past tense and past participle of ripen
Anagrams
• Dnieper, pederin, red pine, repined
Source: Wiktionary
RIPEN
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
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