intonate in English dictionary

  • intonate

    Meanings and definitions of "intonate"

    • To intone; to utter.
    • To thunder or to utter in a sonorous or thunderous voice.Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.
    • verb
      To intone; to utter.
    • verb
      To thunder or to utter in a sonorous or thunderous voice. Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989. An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.
    • verb
      To sound the tones of the musical scale; to practise the sol-fa.
    • verb
      recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer"
    • verb
      speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "please intonate with sadness"

    Synonyms of "intonate" in English dictionary

    label, pronounce, chant are the top synonyms of "intonate" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of intonate

    • intonate ( third-person singular simple present intonates, present participle intonating, simple past and past participle intonated)
    • intonate (third-person singular simple present intonates, present participle intonating, simple past and past participle intonated)

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