| n. | 1. | The bank of a river. |
| a. | 1. | Ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature; - said of fruits, seeds, etc.; |
| 2. | Advanced to the state of fitness for use; mellow; | |
| 3. | Having attained its full development; mature; perfected; consummate. | |
| 4. | Maturated or suppurated; ready to discharge; - said of sores, tumors, etc. | |
| 5. | Ready for action or effect; prepared. | |
| 6. | Like ripened fruit in ruddiness and plumpness. | |
| 7. | Intoxicated. | |
| v. i. | 1. | To ripen; to grow ripe. |
| v. t. | 1. | To mature; to ripen. |
| Adj. | 1. | ripe - fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used; "ripe peaches"; "full-bodies mature wines" Synonyms: mature |
| 2. | ripe - fully prepared or eager; "the colonists were ripe for revolution" | |
| 3. | ripe - most suitable or right for a particular purpose; "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes" | |
| 4. | ripe - at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge; "a ripe mind" | |
| 5. | ripe - far along in time; "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90" Synonyms: advanced |
| RIPE - Réseaux IP Européens |
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