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Meaning of 'intonate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Intonate [ v. i.]
- To thunder.
- To sound the tones of the musical scale; to practice the sol-fa.
- To modulate the voice in a musical, sonorous, and measured manner, as in reading the liturgy; to intone.
2 . Intonate [ v. t.]
- To utter in a musical or sonorous manner; to chant; as, to intonate the liturgy.

Meaning of 'intonate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . intonate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone
Example in sentence:
  • please intonate with sadness
Meaning (2):
- recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm
Example in sentence:
  • The rabbi chanted a prayer

Nearby Words:

intact intactable intactible intagli intagliated intaglio intaglius intail intake intaminated

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