释义 |
tonicize, v.|ˈtɒnɪsaɪz| [f. as prec. + -ize.] trans. a. To render tonic, give tone to. b. To invigorate as with a tonic. Hence ˈtonicizing ppl. a.
1884Brachet's Aix-les-Bains i. 96 Thus more effectually tonicizing the cutaneous covering. 1890N. & Q. 7th Ser. IX. 141/2 This would spread a tonicizing analeptic influence throughout our English world of readers. |