tonificar

Catalan

Etymology

to + -ificar

Pronunciation

Verb

tonificar (first-person singular present tonifico, past participle tonificat)

  1. (transitive) to tonify, invigorate, fortify

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • tonificació
  • tonificant

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Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tonifiˈkaɾ/ [t̪o.ni.fiˈkaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: to‧ni‧fi‧car

Verb

tonificar (first-person singular present tonifico, first-person singular preterite tonifiqué, past participle tonificado)

  1. (transitive) to tone, tone up
    • 2015 September 16, “Juanetes, calambres y otros males que aparecen al andar, solucionados”, in El País:
      Esta lesión, que básicamente consiste en la sobrecarga del tendón que conecta la rótula con la tibia, se puede evitar "manteniendo la musculatura tonificada y con una buena flexibilidad.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
    Synonym: entonar

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

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