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Bonify

Postby Grogie » Sat Jan 27, 2007 3:55 pm

To improve or ameliorate. Make good. ''Many wines bonify with age.''
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Postby Slava » Sat Jun 26, 2010 7:12 pm

dictionary.com adds an extra note to this. It's not simply getting better, according to their entry:

To convert into, or make, good.
To bonify evils, or tincture them with good.
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Re: Bonify

Postby LukeJavan8 » Thu Jul 01, 2010 1:05 pm

To improve or ameliorate. Make good. ''Many wines bonify with age.''
Must have roots in the word Bono, Bueno, Bien, Bene, etc.
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