overripen

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verb

To ripen too much; to become overripe.

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Meanings

verboverripen (third-person singular simple present overripens, present participle overripening, simple past and past participle overripened)

present singular third person overripens · participle present overripening · participle past overripened · past overripened

  1. To ripen too much; to become overripe.

    This wasn’t so problematic at first: exhaustion actually suits Christopher Wheeldon’s “Klavier,” a dark exploration of the moment when opulence overripens to decadence.

    2007 February 15, Claudia La Rocco, “Dancers, and Their Company, Held Down by Gravity”, in New York Times

Origin

From over- + ripen.

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Translations

French blettir
  • blettirto ripen too much; to become overripe
Polish przejrzewać, przejrzeć
  • przejrzewaćto ripen too much; to become overripe
  • przejrzećto ripen too much; to become overripe
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APA

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MLA

“overripen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overripen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overripen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overripen.

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