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1. Of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; ('aged' pronounced as one syllable)
   "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"

See also: age [], mature, ripe, ripening

Type of: age [], alter, change, grow, maturate, mature, modify

Encyclopedia: Ripen