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in·tone       [in-tohn] Pronunciation Key verb, -toned, -ton·ing.
–verb (used with object)
1.to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
2.to give tone or variety of tone to; vocalize.
3.to utter in a singing voice (the first tones of a section in a liturgical service).
4.to recite or chant in monotone.
–verb (used without object)
5.to speak or recite in a singing voice, esp. in monotone; chant.
6.Music. to produce a tone, or a particular series of tones, like a scale, esp. with the voice.
[Origin: 1475–85; < ML intonāre; r. earlier entone < MF entoner < ML; see in-2, tone]

—Related forms
in·ton·er, noun
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in·tone       (ĭn-tōn')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   in·toned, in·ton·ing, in·tones

v.   tr.
  1. To recite in a singing tone.
  2. To utter in a monotone.

v.   intr.
  1. To speak with a singing tone or with a particular intonation.
  2. Music To sing a plainsong intonation.


[Middle English entonen, from Old French entoner, from Medieval Latin intonāre : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Latin tonus, tone; see tone.]

in·tone'ment n., in·ton'er n.
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