(intransitive) to grow ripe; to become mature (said of grain, fruit, flowers etc.) / (intransitive) To approach or come to perfection. / (transitive) To cause (something) to mature; to make ripe

present participle of ripen

The process of becoming ripe.

simple past tense and past participle of ripen

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ripen

Any chemical compound used to promote ripening.

plural of ripening

plural of ripener

An observed phenomenon in solid solutions or liquid sols, where an inhomogeneous structure changes over time, i.e. small crystals or particles dissolve and redeposit onto larger crystals or particles.

(idiomatic, intransitive) to ripen; become ripe