Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Intonate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Intonate \In"to*nate\, v. i. [L. intonatus, p. p. of intonare to
thunder, resound.]
To thunder. [Obs.] --Bailey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Intonate \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Intonate \In"to*nate\, v. t.
To utter in a musical or sonorous manner; to chant; as, to
intonate the liturgy.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
intonate
v 1: speak carefully, with rising and falling pitch [syn: {intone}]
2: recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant; "The
rabbi chanted a prayer" [syn: {chant}, {intone}, {cantillate}]
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