Synonym: mature. Similar words: ripeness, ripe, striped, overripe, stipend, wipe, pipe, pipes. Meaning: ['raɪpən] 
v. 1. cause to ripen or develop fully 2. grow ripe.
v. 1. cause to ripen or develop fully 2. grow ripe. 61. As they ripen, a delicious soft - to near - liquid layer forms below the rind.
62. The research shows that there is no difference in the crude fat between the green soybean and the ripen one, and the crude protein content of green soybean is lower than that of ripen one.