gallize

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gallize

/ˈɡælaɪz/ US, UK

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From German Gall + English -ize (suffix forming verbs from adjectives or nouns with the sense of doing what the adjective or noun denotes), from the surname of Dr. Ludwig Gall (1791–1863), the German inventor who developed the process.

verb gallizes · gallizing · gallized · gallise

British, English, Oxford, US, dated, transitive To add sugar and water to (unfermented grape juice) so as to increase the quantity of wine produced. [page 163] Therefore it is, that to us the knowledge of how to properly gallize our wines is still more important than to the European vintner, and the results which we can realize are yet more important. [...] [page 172] Truth and justice need never fear the light—they can only gain additional forc

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verb to add sugar and water to (unfermented grape juice) so as to increase the quantity of wine produced

Deutsch	gallisieren
Italiano	adulterare

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@misc{gallize_2026,
  title = {gallize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gallize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}