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to tonify

to tonify

9.6
To make a voice or instrument sound clearer and fuller
  • verb
  • /ˈtoʊnɪfaɪ/
  • Specialized
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  • The technician used special software to tonify the recording for a richer sound.

Examples

  • Producers often tonify vocals to match the mood of a song.

  • She asked the engineer to tonify her guitar so it would blend better with the band.

  • Don't tonify too much!

  • She can tonify her voice with practice.

  • The pianist used software to tonify the instrument, ensuring a warmer sound.

  • Sound engineers often tonify tracks to enhance the overall audio quality.

  • Before the concert, the vocalist asked the mixer to tonify her voice for better resonance.

Synonyms

to tone
vsto tonify
39 5.3

To change the pitch of your voice to show feeling

also applies to instruments and aims to give sound quality
to modulate
vsto tonify
9 6.7

Change the pitch and volume of voice or music

is narrower, focusing mainly on giving or shaping sound quality

Antonyms

to dull
33 3.4

Cause something to become less sharp, strong or bright

Surface Forms

tonify infinitive
tonified past
tonified past participle
tonifying present participle
tonifies third person singular

Morphology

tonify = tone (transparent) = tone + ify

Meaning is directly derived from the noun 'tone' plus the productive verb-forming suffix '-ify' meaning 'make or give the quality of'.

Etymology

Tonify comes from tone ('sound quality') and the ending -ify ('make'), like in beautify. So to tonify a recording is to 'make the tone' better or change the sound quality.