vinify

US: (vin′ə fī′)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

vin•i•fy  (vin′ə fī′), v., -fied, -fy•ing. 
v.t. 

1. Wine to produce (a type of wine) by vinification:
   to vinify champagne entirely from white grapes.
2. Wine to convert (grapes or other fruit) into wine.

v.i. 

3. Wine to make wine.
4. Wine to undergo the winemaking process:
   Some juices vinify more quickly than others.

• vini- + -fy 1965–70