Noun
- 1. ripening, aging, ageing, organic process, biological process
- usage: acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
- 2. aging, ageing, senescence, organic process, biological process
- usage: the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
Verb
- 1. age, develop
- usage: begin to seem older; get older; "The death of his wife caused him to age fast"
- 2. senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate, develop
- usage: grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"
- 3. age, change, alter, modify
- usage: make older; "The death of his child aged him tremendously"
Adjective
- 1. aging, ageing, senescent, old (vs. young)
- usage: growing old
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