tetanise

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A form of tetanize — To throw (a muscle etc.) into a state of permanent contraction; to cause tetanus in.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

verbtetanise (third-person singular simple present tetanises, present participle tetanising, simple past and past participle tetanised)

present singular third person tetanises · participle present tetanising · participle past tetanised · past tetanised

  1. alternativeAlternative form of tetanize.

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APA

tetanise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetanise

MLA

“tetanise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetanise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetanise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetanise.

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