caprificate

\\ˈkaprəfə̇ˌkāt, kəˈprif-\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s)

Etymology: back-formation from caprification

: to subject to caprification

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caˈprificate, v.

[f. L. caprifīcāre; see next and -ate³.]

trans. To ripen by caprification.

(In mod. Dicts.)