"vinify" meaning in English

See vinify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈvɪnɪfaɪ/ Forms: vinifies [present, singular, third-person], vinifying [participle, present], vinified [participle, past], vinified [past]
Etymology: From Latin vinis (“wine”) + -ify (“to make into”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|vinis||wine}} Latin vinis (“wine”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} vinify (third-person singular simple present vinifies, present participle vinifying, simple past and past participle vinified)
  1. To convert fruit juice—particularly grape juice—into wine by fermentation. Derived forms: vinification Related terms: viniculture Translations (convert into wine): винифицирам (vinificiram) (Bulgarian), vinificar (Catalan), vinifikovat (Czech), vinifier (French), vinificare (Italian), vinificar (Portuguese), vinificar (Spanish)

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