intonate.
To intone or recite (words), especially emphatically or in a chanting manner.
Meaning & usage
To intone or recite (words), especially emphatically or in a chanting manner.
To say or speak with a certain intonation.
To intone or vocalize (musical notes); to sound the tones of the musical scale; to practise the sol-fa.
Where this word comes from
First attested in 1795; borrowed from Medieval Latin intonātus, perfect passive participle of intonō (“to vocalize, chant”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (inchoative prefix) + tonus (“pitch, tone”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix); doublet of intone. Cognate with French entonner, Italian intonare.
To thunder or to utter in a sonorous or thunderous voice.
Where this word comes from
First attested in 1631; borrowed from Latin intonātus, perfect passive participle of intonō (“to thunder forth”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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