Ripened

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. To approach or come to perfection.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ripened
       adj : of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final
             condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable); "mature
             well-aged cheeses" [syn: {aged}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  39 Moby Thesaurus words for "ripened":
     adult, archetypical, blase, classic, consummate, cosmopolitan,
     cosmopolite, developed, exemplary, experienced, expert, finished,
     full-blown, fully developed, knowing, masterful, masterly, mature,
     matured, mellow, model, not born yesterday, old, perfected,
     polished, practiced, proficient, quintessential, refined, ripe,
     sagacious, seasoned, sophisticated, tried, tried and true, veteran,
     world-wise, worldly, worldly-wise