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sherrify

sherrify verb: to oxidize.

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

Synonyms of sherrify

Forms of sherrify

third-person singular presentsherrifies
present participlesherrifying
past participlesherrified
pastsherrified

Origin of sherrify

From sherry + -ify.

Questions about sherrify

What does sherrify mean?
Sherrify means to oxidize.
What part of speech is sherrify?
Sherrify is a verb.
What is the past tense of sherrify?
The past tense of sherrify is sherrified.

Words near sherrify in the dictionary

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

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