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Vocabulary Entry
unripened
|adjective • verb
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A
adjective
Not fully ripe or matured; still in the process of ripening.
Example Sentences
"The unripened fruit is too sour to eat."
"He picked some unripened tomatoes for the salad."
"We should leave the unripened pears on the counter to soften."
V
verb
To cause to become unripened; to prevent from ripening.
Example Sentences
"If you store the bananas in the fridge, it will unripen them."
"The cold weather can unripen the grapes before harvest."
"Improper storage conditions can unripen the avocados too quickly."