"tonicize" meaning in All languages combined

See tonicize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: tonicizes [present, singular, third-person], tonicizing [participle, present], tonicized [participle, past], tonicized [past]
Etymology: From tonic + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tonic|ize}} tonic + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} tonicize (third-person singular simple present tonicizes, present participle tonicizing, simple past and past participle tonicized)
  1. (music) To make (a tone) temporarily become tonic.
    Sense id: en-tonicize-en-verb-E88yaZqL Categories (other): Music, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (medicine) To produce tone or tension in (e.g. a muscle).
    Sense id: en-tonicize-en-verb-V5NL4ukU Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tonicization

Inflected forms

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