Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vinify

/ˈvɪnɪfaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vini-fy
IPA: /ˈvɪnɪfaɪ/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: vinis

Inflected Forms

vinifies (present, singular) vinifying (participle, present) vinified (participle, past) vinified (past)

Derived Forms

vinification

Frequently Paired Words

viniculture

Questions

How do you pronounce vinify?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɪnɪfaɪ/.
What does vinify mean?: To convert fruit juice—particularly grape juice—into wine by fermentation.
Where does vinify come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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