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ripened
 
Adjective ripened has 1 sense
  1. aged, ripened - of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable); "mature well-aged cheeses"
    Antonyms: green, unripe, unripened, immature (indirect, via ripe)
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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