vinify

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/ˈvɪnɪfaɪ/

verb

To convert fruit juice—particularly grape juice—into wine by fermentation.

OriginLatin vinis →
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Meanings

verbvinify (third-person singular simple present vinifies, present participle vinifying, simple past and past participle vinified)

present singular third person vinifies · participle present vinifying · participle past vinified · past vinified

  1. To convert fruit juice—particularly grape juice—into wine by fermentation.

Origin

  1. Latinvinis“wine”
  2. Englishvinify

From Latin vinis (“wine”) + -ify (“to make into”).

More words from Latin

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Translations

Bulgarian винифицирам
  • винифицирам (vinificiram)convert into wine
Catalan vinificar
  • vinificarconvert into wine
Czech vinifikovat
  • vinifikovatconvert into wine
French vinifier
  • vinifierconvert into wine
Italian vinificare
  • vinificareconvert into wine
Portuguese vinificar
  • vinificarconvert into wine
Spanish vinificar
  • vinificarconvert into wine
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APA

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Chicago

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