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vinify

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈvɪnɪfaɪ/

1

verb

Meaning 1

To convert fruit juice—particularly grape juice—into wine by fermentation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

convert a juice into wine by fermentation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • vinify grape juice

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ferment, work

History

Etymology

From Latin vinis (“wine”) + -ify (“to make into”).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: винифицирам (vinificiram) — convert into wine
  • Catalan: vinificar — convert into wine
  • Czech: vinifikovat — convert into wine
  • French: vinifier — convert into wine
  • Italian: vinificare — convert into wine
  • Portuguese: vinificar — convert into wine
  • Spanish: vinificar — convert into wine