enripen

English

Etymology

From en- +‎ ripen.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

enripen (third-person singular simple present enripens, present participle enripening, simple past and past participle enripened)

  1. (transitive, archaic) To ripen; develop from incipiency to maturity; bring to perfection.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:enripen.

References
  1. Oxford English Dictionary (2007)
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