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to resinate

to resinate

9.9
To soak wine or food in sticky tree sap to give it a pine taste
  • verb
  • /ˈrɛzɪˌneɪt/
  • Specialized
: resinar
  • To achieve the authentic flavor, the winemaker decided to resinate the batch using pine resin.

Examples

  • Some traditional Greek wines are resinated to give them their characteristic taste.

  • The winemaker resinates his special blend every year.

  • The process of resinating food items can impart a unique aroma and taste.

  • They resinate the wine to enhance its flavor.

  • Some traditional Greek wines are resinated to give them their characteristic taste.

  • To achieve the authentic flavor, the winemaker decided to resinate the batch using pine resin.

  • They resinate the wine to enhance its flavor.

Synonyms

to infuse
vsto resinate
11 4.1

Soak herbs or tea leaves in hot water to give their flavor

uses resin specifically to give a distinctive flavor to a substance

How Strong

to overpower
1 5.7
to resinate
  • Specialized
9.9
to infuse
11 4.1
to season
58 1.7
to flavor
  • US
8 1.9

Surface Forms

resinate infinitive
resinated past
resinated past participle
resinating present participle
resinates third person singular

Morphology

resinate = resin (transparent) = resin + ate

Formed by the productive verb-forming suffix '-ate' attached to the noun 'resin', meaning 'to treat or impregnate with resin', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Resinate comes from resin, which means 'sticky tree sap', and the verb ending -ate, which means 'to make' or 'to add'. So, to resinate something is to add resin to it—like putting pine resin in wine—to give a strong, special flavor.