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vinify

[vin-uh-fahy]
verb (used with object), vin·i·fied, vin·i·fy·ing.
  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.
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verb (used without object), vin·i·fied, vin·i·fy·ing.
  1. to make wine.
  2. to undergo the winemaking process: Some juices vinify more quickly than others.
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Origin of vinify

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