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Another word for ripen

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Verb

  1. To bring or come to full development

    See also:

    youth

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Another word for ripen

Verb

  1. To mature

    See also:

    mature

  2. To grow

    See also:

    grow

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Sentence Examples

  • The cones do not ripen till the second year.

  • The first flowers usually appear in June, and the bolls ripen from early in August.

  • A number of ova ripen simultaneously.

  • Lift onions, and lay them out to ripen on a dry border or gravel-walk.

  • He states that the germ is never to be seen in the seed till the apices (anthers) shed their dust; and that if the stamina be cut out before the apices open, the seed will either not ripen, or be barren if it ripens.

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