cantillate - definition, synonyms and pronunciation

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recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm“The rabbi chanted a prayer”Synonyms: chant intone intonateMore general singMore specific singsong

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Can′til·late intransitive verb

Origin: L. cantillatus, p. p. of cantillare to sing low, dim. of cantare. See Cantata.

To chant; to recite with musical tones. Moses Stuart

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54