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ripens - definition and meaning
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verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ripen .
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White Wonder is a regular old slicing tamata, except its white skin ripens to the faintest yellow.
Groundwork: More tomatoes Adrian Higgins 2010
A whole different dimension with which karma ripens - in other words, another dimension with which results come from these karmic actions - has to do with what we were speaking about in the beginning of this lecture, which is this dimension of happy and unhappy.
Introductory Lecture on Karma 2006
They should, of course, be cut off along with the bough on which they may happen to be growing; and it is important to remember that this should be done before the seed ripens , which is usually at the beginning of the monsoon.
Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore 1875
Giving people 10-30 percent of fines and settlements resulting from wrongdoing encourages those who become aware of such incipient wrongdoing to wait until it "ripens " to the point that a fine or settlement is in order.
Marty Robins: Blow the Whistle on Pointless Whistleblowing Marty Robins 2010
Giving people 10-30 percent of fines and settlements resulting from wrongdoing encourages those who become aware of such incipient wrongdoing to wait until it "ripens " to the point that a fine or settlement is in order.
Marty Robins: Blow the Whistle on Pointless Whistleblowing Marty Robins 2010
I knew that this was due to the lack of rising time, which develops enzymes and "ripens " the dough and improves the crust.
LIGHT, TENDER 100% WHOLEWHEAT BREAD IN YOUR BREAD MACHINE Bryanna Clark Grogan 2007
I knew that this was due to the lack of rising time, which develops enzymes and "ripens " the dough and improves the crust.
Archive 2007-05-01 Bryanna Clark Grogan 2007
Technically, the karmic aftermath of throwing karma "ripens " (smin-pa) to bring about the five aggregates of our next rebirth state and our experiences in that state.
The Twelve Links of Dependent Arising ��� Day Two: The First Seven Links 2000
The activated karmic aftermath of throwing karma is the cause that "ripens " into that rebirth.
The Twelve Links of Dependent Arising ��� Day Three: The Last Five Links and the Mechanism of Samsara 2000
Van der Merwe said tests showed the fruit is sweeter and ripens faster.
Amazing Discovery Uncovered By Baboons AP 2011
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