[syn: chant, intone, intonate, cantillate]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Intonate \In"to*nate\, v. i. [L. intonatus, p. p. of intonare to
thunder, resound.]
To thunder. [Obs.] --Bailey.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Intonate \In"to*nate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Intonated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Intonating.] [See Intone.]
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1. (Mus.) To sound the tones of the musical scale; to
practice the sol-fa.
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2. To modulate the voice in a musical, sonorous, and measured
manner, as in reading the liturgy; to intone.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Intonate \In"to*nate\, v. t.
To utter in a musical or sonorous manner; to chant; as, to
intonate the liturgy.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
intonate
v 1: speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a
particular tone; "please intonate with sadness" [syn:
intonate, intone]
2: recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm;
"The rabbi chanted a prayer" [syn: chant, intone,
intonate, cantillate]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
39 Moby Thesaurus words for "intonate":
anthem, ballad, carol, chant, chirp, chirrup, choir, chorus, croon,
descant, do-re-mi, hum, hymn, inflect, intone, lilt, minstrel,
modulate, pipe, psalm, quaver, roulade, serenade, shake, sing,
sing in chorus, sol-fa, solmizate, tremolo, trill, troll, tweedle,
tweedledee, twit, twitter, vocalize, warble, whistle, yodel