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gallize

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡælaɪz/
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verb

Meaning 1

To add sugar and water to (unfermented grape juice) so as to increase the quantity of wine produced.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: British, English, Oxford, US, dated, transitive

Topics: beverages, food, lifestyle, oenology, wine

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From German Gall + English -ize (suffix forming verbs from adjectives or nouns with the sense of doing what the adjective or noun denotes), from the surname of Dr. Ludwig Gall (1791–1863), the German inventor who developed the process.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: gallisieren — to add sugar and water to (unfermented grape juice) so as to increase the quantity of wine produced
  • Italian: adulterare — to add sugar and water to (unfermented grape juice) so as to increase the quantity of wine produced
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gallisere — to add sugar and water to (unfermented grape juice) so as to increase the quantity of wine produced