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Meaning of CANTILLATE

Pronunciation:  'kan`tleyt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [v]  recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer"
 
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 Synonyms: chant, intonate, intone
 
 See Also: sing, singsong

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Can"til*late\, v. i. [L. cantillatus, p. p. of
cantillare to sing low, dim. of cantare. See {Cantata}.]
To chant; to recite with musical tones. --M. Stuart.
 
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