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1. (of wine, cheese, etc) stored for some time to enhance the flavour
   "mature well-ripened cheeses";
   - aged

1. Cause to ripen or develop fully
   "The sun ripens the fruit";
   - mature, age
    
2. Grow ripe
   "The plums ripen in July"
    
3. Approach or come to completion or perfection

See also: mature, ripe

Type of: alter, change, grow, maturate, mature, modify

Encyclopedia: Ripen