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Vinony

resinate

verb

  1. to impregnate, permeate, or flavor with resin
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English resin acid English -ate English resinate From resin acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

  1. Any salt of a resin acid.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῥητῑ́νη (rhētī́nē)bor. Latin rēsīnader. Old French résinebor. Middle English resyn English resin Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English resinate From resin + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

  1. To treat a container with resin, e.g. by impregnation in order to impart flavour, typically of wine, and to provide a tighter seal on the container.

    “Pitch could be used to resinate wine barrels (4.6.2), among other things.”