tonicize

English

Etymology

From tonic +‎ -ize.

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.
2. (medicine) To produce tone or tension in (e.g. a muscle).

See also

• tonicization