verb
- becomes fully developed and ready to eat (of fruit)
- develops or matures fully
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The apple ripens on the tree during late summer.
- Cheese ripens in cool, humid conditions.
- The tomato ripens from green to red.
- Wine ripens with age in the cellar.
- Her talent ripens with each performance.
- The grain ripens in the field before harvest.