Share iphone's wifi connection with laptop?

I've got a 1st gen Macbook Pro that has very weak wifi reception. I often connect my wife's Macbook to mine so I can share her wifi connection.
I've seen the reverse question asked and answered that you can share a Apple laptop connection with an iPhone but can I plug an iPhone into my MBP and use its wifi connection? I know edge tethering is not supported but I don't see why not wifi.

The iPhone can not share its internet connection (WiFi or EDGE). Its a process known as tethering and it is not supported.

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