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vinify

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[vin-uh-fahy] / ˈvɪn əˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object)

vinified, vinifying

  1. to produce (a type of wine) by vinification.

    to vinify champagne entirely from white grapes.

  2. to convert (grapes or other fruit) into wine.

verb (used without object)

vinified, vinifying

  1. to make wine.

  2. to undergo the winemaking process.

    Some juices vinify more quickly than others.

Etymology

Origin of vinify

First recorded in 1965–70; vini- + -fy

Example Sentences

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These he’ll harvest and vinify together, making field blends that are, to his mind, as distinctive as a fingerprint.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2017

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