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ripening
 
Noun ripening has 2 senses
  1. maturation, ripening, maturement - coming to full development; becoming mature
    --1 is a kind of organic process, biological process
    Derived forms: verb ripen1, verb ripen2
  2. ripening, aging, ageing - acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
    --2 is a kind of organic process, biological process
    --2 has particulars: mellowing
Verb ripen has 2 senses
  1. ripen, mature - cause to ripen or develop fully; "The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine"
    --1 is one way to change, alter, modify
    Derived form: noun ripening1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  2. ripen - grow ripe; "The plums ripen in July"
    --2 is one way to     mature, maturate, grow
    Derived form: noun ripening1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
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