to wine
- verb
- /waɪn/
- lf one is to wine and dine a woman, he must know what to wine and dine her with.
- wine and dine
- wining and dining
I love I wine all the time.
- I love I wine all the time.
Examples
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On weekends, we like to wine and dine while enjoying the sunset.
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Wine you and dine you.
Fiction book (1994) -
No, I don't dine, but I'll wine with you.
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While they wine and dine with lobbyists, with who knows what agenda, we're at home, putting the interests of our families first.
Blog text (6) -
As publishers gather to wine and dine, a steady stream of paid shrills stands up to tell these titans of the old media world what they want to hear.
Blog text (13) -
Sometimes they're in a "romantic" mood, and will take the time to wine and dine their latest target of opportunism, though still on anybody's tab but their own.
Blog text (12) -
It wasn't just the lecture they were paying for; they were wining, dining, and entertaining, and they were quite happy to wine and dine relatives as well.
Blog text (18) -
They invited us over to wine and dine at their new fancy restaurant.
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It's always nice to wine and dine my friends on special occasions.
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Compounds
Wine made in the US state of California, often from regions like Napa or Sonoma
- Specialized
A wine not allowed to show its place or grape and sold under a simple name such as red
- New Zealand
A small New Zealand shrub with pretty leaves and red berries used to make wine
- Specialized
A flat pink or purple birthmark on the skin caused by too many small blood vessels
- Specialized
A wine made mainly from one type of grape and labeled with the grape name
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Etymology
Wine as a verb comes from the same old word vinum for the drink, so to wine simply means to 'drink wine', often in a social or stylish way.