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Definition of ripen verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

ripen

verb

NAmE//ˈraɪpən//

[intransitive, transitive] ripen (something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they ripen

he / she / it ripens

past simple ripened

-ing form ripening

to become ripe; to make something ripe

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