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enripening

enripening is the present participle and gerund of enripen.

Meaning of enripen

Verb

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

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

Questions about enripening

What is enripening the present participle and gerund of?
Enripening is the present participle and gerund of enripen.

Words near enripening in the dictionary

  1. enringed
  2. enringing
  3. enrings
  4. enripen
  5. enripened
  6. enripening
  7. enripens
  8. Enrique B. Magalona
  9. Enriquez
  10. Enriquezes
  11. enriven

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