sherrify

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verb

To oxidize.

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maderize
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Meanings

verbsherrify (third-person singular simple present sherrifies, present participle sherrifying, simple past and past participle sherrified)

present singular third person sherrifies · participle present sherrifying · participle past sherrified · past sherrified

  1. beveragesTo oxidize.

    The other red sweet wines, however, have been unbalanced, very deficient in color, and apt to oxidize or sherrify at an early age.

    1944, Maynard Andrew Amerine, Albert Julius Winkler, Composition and Quality of Musts and Wines of California Grapes, page 640

    Synonyms: maderize

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo oxidize.

Similar
maderize
Also see
maderize

Origin

From sherry + -ify.

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APA

sherrify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sherrify

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“sherrify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sherrify. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sherrify,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sherrify.

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