About The Word Intonate
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Intonate
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What's The Definition Of Intonate?
[v] recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer"
[v] speak carefully, as with with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "pleas intonated with sadness" Synonyms | Synonyms for Intonate: cantillate | chant | intone Related Terms | Find terms related to 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 See Also | judge | label | pronounce | sing | singsong Intonate In Webster's Dictionary \In"to*nate\, v. i. [L. intonatus, p. p. of intonare to
thunder, resound.]
To thunder. [Obs.] --Bailey.
\In"to*nate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Intonated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intonating}.] [See {Intone}.] 1. (Mus.) To sound the tones of the musical scale; to practice the sol-fa. 2. To modulate the voice in a musical, sonorous, and measured manner, as in reading the liturgy; to intone. \In"to*nate\, v. t. To utter in a musical or sonorous manner; to chant; as, to intonate the liturgy. |
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