Overview of verb ripen

The verb ripen has 2 senses

• ripen, mature -- (cause to ripen or develop fully; "The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine")


• ripen -- (grow ripe; "The plums ripen in July")

Overview of adj ripened

The adj ripened has 1 sense

• aged, ripened -- (of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable); "mature well-aged cheeses")