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View synonyms for intonate

intonate

[ in-toh-neyt, -tuh- ]

verb (used with object)

, in·to·nat·ed, in·to·nat·ing.
  1. to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
  2. to intone; chant.

intonate

/ ˈɪntəʊˌneɪt /

verb

  1. to pronounce or articulate (continuous connected speech) with a characteristic rise and fall of the voice
  2. a less common word for intone

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Word History and Origins

Origin of intonate1

1785–95; < Medieval Latin intonātus, past participle of intonāre to intone. See -ate 1

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