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tonify

verb/ˈtoʊnɪfaɪ/

What It Means

To increase the available energy of

To invigorate; to have a restorative effect on.

To strengthen; to tone.

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Tonify in Context

“This pressure creates a resistant force in the abdomen, which tonifies the pelvic floor, the abdominal wall, and the deep stabilizing muscles of the low back.”

— 2012, Gregor Maehle, Ashtanga Yoga The Intermediate Series

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From tone + -ify.

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