OXYTONIZE

PRONUNCIATION: (OK-si-tuh-nyz)

MEANING: verb tr.: To make oxytone, that is, to put the stress on the last syllable.

ETYMOLOGY: From oxytone, from Greek oxys (acute) + tonos (tone). Earliest documented use: 1887.
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OY-TON IZE - to see the potential worry in everything

OXY TONITE - This evening's lesson is about Element #8

OXY-GON-IZE - extinguish a fire by removing the oxygen from the surrounding atmosphere