1. [adj]  far along in time; "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90"
2. [adj]  at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge; "a ripe mind"
3. [adj]  fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used; "ripe peaches"; "full-bodies mature wines"
4. [adj]  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"

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1. \Ripe\ (r[imac]p), n. [L. ripa.]
   The bank of a river. [Obs.]
   

2. \Ripe\ (r[imac]p), a. [Compar. {Riper} (-[~e]r); superl.
   {Ripest}.] [AS. r[=i]pe; akin to OS. r[=i]pi, D. rijp, G.
   rief, OHG. r[=i]ft; cf. AS. r[=i]p harvest, r[=i]pan to reap.
   Cf. {Reap}.]
   1. Ready for reaping or gathering; having attained
      perfection; mature; -- said of fruits, seeds, etc.; as,
      ripe grain.
            So mayst thou live, till, like ripe fruit, thou drop
            Into thy mother's lap.                --Milton.
   2. Advanced to the state of fitness for use; mellow; as, ripe
      cheese; ripe wine.
   3. Having attained its full development; mature; perfected;
      consummate. ``Ripe courage.'' --Chaucer.
            He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one. --Shak.
   4. Maturated or suppurated; ready to discharge; -- said of
      sores, tumors, etc.
   5. Ready for action or effect; prepared.
            While things were just ripe for a war. --Addison.
            I am not ripe to pass sentence on the gravest public
            bodies.                               --Burke.
   6. Like ripened fruit in ruddiness and plumpness.
            Those happy smilets, That played on her ripe lip.
                                                  --Shak.
   7. Intoxicated. [Obs.] ``Reeling ripe.'' --Shak.
   Syn: Mature; complete; finished. See {Mature}.
   

3. \Ripe\, v. i. [AS. r[=i]pian.]
   To ripen; to grow ripe. [Obs.]
   

4. \Ripe\, v. t.
   To mature; to ripen. [Obs.] --Shak.
   

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