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force-ripe
force-ripe


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. artificially ripened: describes fruit picked before it is ripe, then ripened by squeezing it or storing it in a warm place
2. Caribbean precocious: precocious, especially in sexual matters

force-rip·en transitive verb
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