overripen

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overripen

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From over- + ripen.

verb overripens · overripening · overripened

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.

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verb to ripen too much; to become overripe

Français	blettir

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@misc{overripen_2026,
  title = {overripen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overripen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}