INTONE

chant, intone, intonate, cantillate

(verb) recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; “The rabbi chanted a prayer”

intonate, intone

(verb) speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; “please intonate with sadness”

tone, chant, intone

(verb) utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; “The students chanted the same slogan over and over again”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

intone (third-person singular simple present intones, present participle intoning, simple past and past participle intoned)

(transitive) To give tone or variety of tone to; to vocalize.

(transitive) To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to speak or recite with singing voice; to chant.

(intransitive) To utter a tone; utter a protracted sound.

Source: Wiktionary


In*tone", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Intoning.] Etym: [LL. intonare, intonatum; pref. in- in + L. tonus tone. See Tone and cf. Entune, Intonate.]

Definition: To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to chant; as, to intone the church service.

In*tone", v. i.

Definition: To utter a prolonged tone or a deep, protracted sound; to speak or recite in a measured, sonorous manner; to intonate. Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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