ripen
ripen.01 - (make) become ripe, becoming ripe
RIPEN-V NOTES: That won't work, by the way; peaches don't get any sweeter once theyleave the tree. Always buy tree-ripened peaches. (from ripen.01-v)RIPENING-N NOTES: ripen.01 (from ripening.01-n)
Aliases:
ripening (n.)
ripen (v.)
ripen (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: causer of ripening
ARG1-PPT: thing becoming ripe
ARG1-PPT: thing becoming ripe
unaccusative
It 's made only in
yearsARGM-TMP
whenR-ARGM-TMP
the grapesARG1
ripenrel
perfectlyARGM-MNR
( the last was 1979 ) and comes from a single acre of grapes that yielded a mere 75 cases in 1987 .agentive
JohnARG0
ripenedrel
the green peachesARG1
in a paper bagARGM-LOC
.Arg1
For long hauls , fruits and vegetables are refrigerated to prevent damage and delay
theirARG1
ripeningrel
.