transitive. To complete or finish successfully; to carry through, accomplish. In early use also: †to bring to fulfilment or full development (obsolete…

transitive. To make (fruit, grain, etc.) ripe; to bring to ripeness. Cf. ripen, v. 1.

To bring to maturity, ripen; to render fit for use by prolonged exposure to atmospheric influences, or by gradual subjection to conditions of the…

transitive. To cause or allow to develop to a mature state or condition; to bring to perfection.

To mature, or bring to a state of perfection, especially by the action of heat. Also figurative. Obsolete.

transitive. To bring to maturity or full growth; to ripen (fruit, wine, cheese, etc.). Also (occasionally) intransitive. Also in figurative context.

transitive. To ripen, bring to maturity or full development (fruit, alcoholic liquor, etc.). Also figurative. Obsolete.

transitive. To make ripe; to mature. literal and figurative.

transitive. To mature (food, drink, or some other product) by keeping in storage, exposing to the air, etc.

transitive. To ripen, bring to fruition.