verbWord forms: -fies, -fying or -fied(transitive)
to ferment (grape juice) into wine
vinify in American English
(ˈvɪnəˌfaɪ)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈviniˌfied or ˈviniˌfying
to change (grapes) into (wine) by a fermentation process
vinify in American English
(ˈvɪnəˌfai) (verb-fied, -fying)
transitive verb
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
intransitive verb
3.
to make wine
4.
to undergo the winemaking process
Some juices vinify more quickly than others
Word origin
[1965–70; vini- + -fy]This word is first recorded in the period 1965–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: double-book, genetic engineering, no-fault, red-eye, wraparound-fy is a verbal suffix meaning “to make,” “cause to be,” “render” (simplify; beautify); “to become,” “be made” (liquefy). The suffix was introduced into English in loan words from Old French (deify), but is also used in the formation of new words, usually on a Latin root (reify)