Meanings
verbtonicize (third-person singular simple present tonicizes, present participle tonicizing, simple past and past participle tonicized)
present singular third person tonicizes · participle present tonicizing · participle past tonicized · past tonicized
- entertainmentTo make (a tone) temporarily become tonic.
- medicineTo produce tone or tension in (e.g. a muscle).
Origin
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APA
tonicize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonicize
MLA
“tonicize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonicize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tonicize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonicize.
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