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ripen

[rahy-puhn] / ˈraɪ pən /
VERB
mature
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VERB
grow
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Example Sentences

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“They will ripen in a few days. Take them home with you. So you won’t forget us.”

From Literature

At 72, Uncle Thing wakes up at dawn every day and weaves around his hilly farm to collect ripened durians, either dangling from trees or nestling on nets close to the ground.

From BBC

Back at base camp, the fruits were frozen to halt further ripening.

From Science Daily

And like every such show, it can be expected to ripen with age, if age comes.

From Los Angeles Times

“Unlike during childhood, Act III is a quiet ripening. It takes time and experience, and yes, perhaps the inevitable slowing down,” she wrote.

From Los Angeles Times