ripen

tr. & intr.v., -ened, -en·ing, -ens.
To make or become ripe or riper; mature. See synonyms at mature.

ripener rip'en·er n.

verb

To bring or come to full development: age, develop, grow, maturate, mature, mellow. See youth/age/maturity.

Said of meat. See curing.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: cause to ripen or develop fully
  Synonym: mature

Meaning #2: grow ripe

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - modne
v. intr. - modnes, udvikle sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
rijp worden, volgroeien

Français (French)
v. tr. - mûrir, affiner (un fromage)
v. intr. - mûrir, se faire (pour un fromage), s'épanouir (des sentiments)

Deutsch (German)
v. - reifen (lassen)

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μεστώνω, ωριμάζω (κν. γίνομαι)

Italiano (Italian)
maturare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - amadurecer, aprimorar

Русский (Russian)
зреть, созревать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - madurar, sazonar, preparar
v. intr. - madurar, sazonarse, prepararse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - mogna, få att mogna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使成熟, 变成熟, 成熟可去脓, 变鲜美

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使成熟
v. intr. - 變成熟, 成熟可去膿, 變鮮美

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 익히다, 원숙하게 하다
v. intr. - 익다, 기회가 무르익다, 원숙해지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 熟す, 成熟する, 熟する, 熟させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينضج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עשה לבשל‬
v. intr. - ‮הבשיל‬

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