Overripen

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    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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"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."

Etymology

From over- + ripen.

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