1. (

• ripening ,
• aging ,
• ageing ,

) acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time ;

2. (

• aging ,
• ageing ,
• senescence

) the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age ;

1. (

• age ,

) begin to seem older; get older; "The death of his wife caused him to age fast" ;

2. (

• senesce ,
• age ,
• get_on ,
• mature ,
• maturate ,

) grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day;

3. (

• age ,

) make older; "The death of his child aged him tremendously" ;

1. (

• aging ,
• ageing ,
• senescent

) growing old ;