tonifyv.

Etymology: apparently < French ton (ton n.³) or English tone n. + -ify suffix: in modern French tonifier.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtonify.

†1.

/ˈtɒnɪfaɪ/ transitive. To impart a good ‘ton’ to; to make fashionable or stylish. Obsolete.

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the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [verb (transitive)] > make smart

tonify1786

gussy1952

pimp2000

1786 A. Grant Let. 30 July in Lett. from Mountains (1806) III. 99 You can imagine no set of people more polished, powdered, tonified and englified, than they are.

/ˈtəʊnɪfaɪ/ = tonicize v. 1.

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the world > health and disease > make healthy [verb (transitive)] > bring into good condition

season1601

brace1736

fine1835

tonify1858

tonicize1884

1858 J. H. Bennet Nutrition vi. 185 The cutaneous circulation is tonified and vitalized.

1892 Star 29 Aug. 4/1 Tepid water..tonifies the skin and prevents wrinkles.

Draft additions 1993

b. In Acupuncture, to stimulate (a point or ‘meridian’) in order to produce an increase of energy; to increase the energy of (a part of the body) in this way.

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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > puncture > [verb (transitive)] > prick in acupuncture > stimulate meridian or increase energy

tonify1962

1962 F. Mann Acupuncture v. 45 If the point Heart 9 (H9) is tonified, the meridian of the heart is tonified.

1987 A. Campbell Acupuncture i. 11 If this is to be acupuncture instead of..a herbal prescription he will decide, mainly from the pulse, which organs require ‘tonifying’ or ‘sedating’, as the case may be.

Draft additions 1993

tonifiˈcation n.

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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > puncture > [noun] > acupuncture > stimulating meridian or increasing energy

tonification1962

1962 F. Mann Acupuncture v. 42 Each of the twelve main meridians has a point of tonification, which is situated on the meridian itself.

1974 N.Y. State Jrnl. Med. 74 1944/1 The needles were then rotated rapidly in alternate directions for a period of approximately one minute to produce tonification of the nerves.

1989 S. Fulder Handbk. Complementary Med. (rev. ed.) vi. 125 Treatment normally proceeds by one of two methods; these are respectively the dispersion and the ‘tonification’ (meaning both stimulation and gathering) of energy in the meridians.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	tonify
释义	tonifyv. Etymology: apparently < French ton (ton n.³) or English tone n. + -ify suffix: in modern French tonifier.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtonify. †1. /ˈtɒnɪfaɪ/ transitive. To impart a good ‘ton’ to; to make fashionable or stylish. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [verb (transitive)] > make smart tonify1786 gussy1952 pimp2000 1786 A. Grant Let. 30 July in Lett. from Mountains (1806) III. 99 You can imagine no set of people more polished, powdered, tonified and englified, than they are. 2. /ˈtəʊnɪfaɪ/ = tonicize v. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > make healthy [verb (transitive)] > bring into good condition season1601 brace1736 fine1835 tonify1858 tonicize1884 1858 J. H. Bennet Nutrition vi. 185 The cutaneous circulation is tonified and vitalized. 1892 Star 29 Aug. 4/1 Tepid water..tonifies the skin and prevents wrinkles. Draft additions 1993 b. In Acupuncture, to stimulate (a point or ‘meridian’) in order to produce an increase of energy; to increase the energy of (a part of the body) in this way. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > puncture > [verb (transitive)] > prick in acupuncture > stimulate meridian or increase energy tonify1962 1962 F. Mann Acupuncture v. 45 If the point Heart 9 (H9) is tonified, the meridian of the heart is tonified. 1987 A. Campbell Acupuncture i. 11 If this is to be acupuncture instead of..a herbal prescription he will decide, mainly from the pulse, which organs require ‘tonifying’ or ‘sedating’, as the case may be. Draft additions 1993 tonifiˈcation n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > puncture > [noun] > acupuncture > stimulating meridian or increasing energy tonification1962 1962 F. Mann Acupuncture v. 42 Each of the twelve main meridians has a point of tonification, which is situated on the meridian itself. 1974 N.Y. State Jrnl. Med. 74 1944/1 The needles were then rotated rapidly in alternate directions for a period of approximately one minute to produce tonification of the nerves. 1989 S. Fulder Handbk. Complementary Med. (rev. ed.) vi. 125 Treatment normally proceeds by one of two methods; these are respectively the dispersion and the ‘tonification’ (meaning both stimulation and gathering) of energy in the meridians. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < v.1786
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