ripening

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noun

1. coming to full development;
becoming mature (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
maturation, maturement
• Derivationally related forms:
mature (for: maturement), ripen, maturational (for: maturation), mature (for: maturation), maturate (for: maturation)
• Hypernyms:
organic process, biological process
2. acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
• Syn:
aging, ageing
• Hypernyms:
organic process, biological process
• Hyponyms:
mellowing