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sherrifies

sherrifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sherrify.

Meaning of sherrify

Verb

sherrify (third-person singular simple present sherrifies, present participle sherrifying, simple past and past participle sherrified)

  1. To oxidize.
    • The other red sweet wines, however, have been unbalanced, very deficient in color, and apt to oxidize or sherrify at an early age.1944, Maynard Andrew Amerine, Albert Julius Winkler, Composition and Quality of Musts and Wines of California Grapes, page 640
    Synonyms:
    maderize

Questions about sherrifies

What is sherrifies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sherrifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sherrify.

Words near sherrifies in the dictionary

  1. sherrif
  2. sherriff
  3. sherriffs
  4. sherrification
  5. sherrified
  6. sherrifies
  7. sherrify
  8. sherrifying
  9. Sherrill
  10. Sherrilyn
  11. Sherrilynn

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