intonate

[ in-toh-neyt, -tuh- ]
/ ˈɪn toʊˌneɪt, -tə- /
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verb (used with object), in·to·nat·ed, in·to·nat·ing.

to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
to intone; chant.

Origin of intonate

1785–95; < Medieval Latin intonātus, past participle of intonāre to intone. See -ate1

Words nearby intonate

intolerable acts, intolerance, intolerant, intomb, intonaco, intonate, intonation, intonation pattern, intone, intorsion, intorted

Words related to intonate

vent, deliver, articulate, tell, assert, say, emphasize, utter, announce, proclaim, declare, present, speak, sound, cry, divulge, vocalize, pronounce, enunciate, air

British Dictionary definitions for intonate

intonate
/ (ˈɪntəʊˌneɪt) /

verb (tr)

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