RIPEN

vi to approach or come to perfection.

2. ripen ·vt to cause to mature; to make ripe; as, the warm days ripened the corn.

3. ripen ·vi to grow ripe; to become mature, as grain, fruit, flowers, and the like; as, grapes ripen in the sun.

4. ripen ·vt to mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection; as, to ripen the judgment.