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tonicizing

tonicizing is the present participle and gerund of tonicize.

Meaning of tonicize

Verb

tonicize (third-person singular simple present tonicizes, present participle tonicizing, simple past and past participle tonicized)

  1. To make (a tone) temporarily become tonic.
  2. To produce tone or tension in (e.g. a muscle).

Questions about tonicizing

What is tonicizing the present participle and gerund of?
Tonicizing is the present participle and gerund of tonicize.

Words near tonicizing in the dictionary

  1. tonicization
  2. tonicizations
  3. tonicize
  4. tonicized
  5. tonicizes
  6. tonicizing
  7. tonick
  8. tonicked
  9. tonicking
  10. tonicks
  11. tonicoclonic

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