ripen

Meaning

1. to grow ripe; to become mature (said of grain, fruit, flowers etc.)
2. To approach or come to perfection.
3. To cause (something) to mature; to make ripe
4. To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection

Synonyms

mature

get ripe

become ripe

mellow

ripe

grow up

cook

🧑‍🍳

maturate

grow ripe

bear fruit

grow

make ripe

become mature

ferment

be ripe

age

cure

develop

become soft

be in common use

come to sound natural

prepared

prosper

raise

dress

👗

season

cultivate

become matured

be fulfilled

prepare food

produce fruit

become dry

grow older

burnt

be mature

burn

boil

blossom

🌼

bloom

be developed

grown

flower

🌸

experienced

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹaɪpən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English:

In summary

From Middle English *ripenen, extended form of ripen. In the modern form, equivalent to ripe + -en (inchoative and factitive suffix). As in several other verbs, the alteration seems to have occurred during the time when the infinitive and plural ending -en was in the process of being lost (and was thus open to reinterpretation). The earliest attestation is deverbal Middle English ripening (“causing ripeness, ripening”).