Definitions for: Intone


[v] recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer"
[v] speak carefully, as with with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "pleas intonated with sadness"
[v] utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"



Webster (1913) Definition: In*tone", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intoned; p. pr. & vb.
n. Intoning.] [LL. intonare, intonatum; pref. in- in + L.
tonus tone. See Tone and cf. Entune, Intonate.]
To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to chant;
as, to intone the church service.


In*tone", v. i.
To utter a prolonged tone or a deep, protracted sound; to
speak or recite in a measured, sonorous manner; to intonate.
--Pope.

Synonyms: cantillate, chant, intonate

See Also: judge, label, mouth, pronounce, sing, singsong, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize

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