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dealcoholize

American  
[dee-al-kuh-haw-lahyz, ‑ho-lahyz] / diˈæl kə hɔˌlaɪz, ‑hɒˌlaɪz /
especially British, dealcoholise

verb (used with object)

dealcoholized, dealcoholizing
  1. to remove some or all of the alcohol from (a drink).


Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of dealcoholize

First recorded in 1900–05; de- ( def. ) + alcoholize ( def. )

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Non-alcoholic and dealcoholized wines: Skip the grape juice and pick up one of these options for your next dinner party.

From Seattle Times Jun. 4, 2024

Heck, I even saw a few dealcoholized bottles of wine at a Christmas party a few weeks back.

From Salon Dec. 31, 2022

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the new growth in the number and quality of dealcoholized wines.

From Washington Post Feb. 3, 2022

Selander pointed out that most wine consumers have tasted a dealcoholized wine before.

From Seattle Times Jan. 19, 2022

The wine, bolstered by 6 percent unfermented sauvignon blanc grape juice to give it body, proved so popular that the winery is expanding distribution this year and introducing a dealcoholized rosé for spring.

From Washington Post Jan. 13, 2022

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