ripen
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become ripe.
ripener
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a word derived from
ripen.
Example Sentences
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Although the grape is known for being an uneven ripener, the cooler nights allow the bunches to hang on the vine for longer and develop uniformly.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2022
Their shipment arrived by boat earlier in the week and was trucked to their ripener in Jessup.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 12, 2010
But the ripener closed shop in the storm Wednesday and wasn't scheduled to open until mid-afternoon Thursday, leaving some stores without bananas.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 12, 2010
This gas is used as a ripener for citrus fruits, occasionally as an anesthetic for man.
From Time Magazine Archive
Indeed, this living principle of constant work, of abundant occupation, of practical contact with men in the affairs of life, has in all times been the best ripener of the energetic vitality of strong natures.
From Character by Smiles, Samuel
