Meaning of INTONE
| Pronunciation: | | in'town
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- [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"
- [v] utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"
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| | Synonyms: | | cantillate, chant, intonate |
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| | See Also: | | judge, label, mouth, pronounce, sing, singsong, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\In*tone"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intoned}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Intoning}.] [LL. intonare, intonatum; pref. in- in + L.
tonus tone. See {Tone} and cf. {Entune}, {Intonate}.]
To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to chant;
as, to intone the church service.
\In*tone"\, v. i.
To utter a prolonged tone or a deep, protracted sound; to
speak or recite in a measured, sonorous manner; to intonate.
--Pope.
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| | Related Terms: | | anthem, ballad, carol, chant, chirp, chirrup, choir, chorus, croon, descant, do-re-mi, hum, hymn, intonate, lilt, minstrel, pipe, psalm, quaver, roulade, serenade, shake, sing, sing in chorus, sol-fa, solmizate, tremolo, trill, troll, tweedle, tweedledee, twit, twitter, vocalize, warble, whistle, yodel |
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