2. To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection; as,
to ripen the judgment.
[1913 Webster]
When faith and love, which parted from thee never, Had ripined thy iust soul to dwell with God. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Ripen — Rip en, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ripened};p. pr. & vb. n. {Ripening}.] 1. To grow ripe; to become mature, as grain, fruit, flowers, and the like; as, grapes ripen in the sun. [1913 Webster] 2. To approach or come to perfection. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ripen — Ripen, Stift, so v.w. Ribe … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Ripen — Ripen, dän. Amt und Stadt, s. Ribe … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Ripen — Ripen, Stadt in Jütland, s. Ribe … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
ripen — index develop, mature, progress Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Ripen — Ripen, deutscher Name der Stadt Ribe in Dänemark. … Universal-Lexikon
ripen — (v.) to grow ripe, 1560s, from RIPE (Cf. ripe) + EN (Cf. en) (1). Related: Ripened; ripening. Earlier, the verb was simply ripe, from late O.E. ripian, from the adjective … Etymology dictionary
ripen — *mature, develop, age Analogous words: *improve, better: enhance, heighten, *intensify: season (see HARDEN) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
ripen — ► VERB ▪ become or make ripe … English terms dictionary
ripen — [rī′pən] vi., vt. to become or make ripe; mature, age, cure, etc. ripener n … English World dictionary
