[in-tohn] 
verb, -toned, -ton⋅ing.| 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. |
| 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. |
| in·tone (ĭn-tōn') v. in·toned, in·ton·ing, in·tones v. tr.
[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. |
