Synonyms:
ripen, mature
Meaning: cause to ripen or develop fully; "The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine"
Synonyms:
ripen
Meaning: grow ripe; "The plums ripen in July"
Usage examples
"Send soon, O frog, the jewel of water! And ripen the wheat and millet in the field."
the apples were beginning to ripen, and lit up the whole palace with their brightness.
The nice big fat ones he kept for himself and carried them home to let them ripen in the dark.
A few ripen on the plant, but most of them fall while green, and then ripen in a few days while lying on the ground.
When she feels her ovaries ripen, she shifts her quarters; she goes off at night to explore the neighbourhood and seek a less dangerous refuge.
A little more sunshine to ripen the nut, then, not a boy's impatient shake, but a man's hand reached up to pick it gently from the burr, and find the kernal sound and sweet.
They reached the building, ornamented with magnificent fruits, which ripen at the beginning of July in the artificial temperature which takes the place of the sun, so frequently absent in our climate.
So directly it grew dark the young man went and hid himself near the apple tree to begin his watch, but the apples had scarcely begun to ripen before he fell asleep, and when he awoke at sunrise the apples were gone.