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raisinate

raisinate verb: to take on the qualities of raisins.

Verb

raisinate (third-person singular simple present raisinates, present participle raisinating, simple past and past participle raisinated)

  1. To take on the qualities of raisins
    • After picking, they're left to "raisinate" (dry and shrivel) on straw mats.2005, Kevin Zraly, Windows On The World Complete Wine Course

Adjective

raisinate (comparative more raisinate, superlative most raisinate)

  1. Having the qualities of raisins.
    • You squeeze these raisinate berries and the rich, concentrated juice slowly ferments.2004, Jean Pierre Rossouw, Mixed Case: A Unique Guide to the Cape Winelands

Forms of raisinate

Verb
third-person singular presentraisinates
present participleraisinating
past participleraisinated
pastraisinated
Adjective
comparativemore raisinate
superlativemost raisinate

Origin of raisinate

From raisin + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

From raisin + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Questions about raisinate

What does raisinate mean?
Raisinate means to take on the qualities of raisins.
What part of speech is raisinate?
Raisinate can be a verb or an adjective.
What is the past tense of raisinate?
The past tense of raisinate is raisinated.

Words near raisinate in the dictionary

  1. raisin moths
  2. raisin tree
  3. raisin trees
  4. raisin wine
  5. raisin wines
  6. raisinate
  7. raisinated
  8. raisinates
  9. raisinating
  10. raisined
  11. raisinet

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