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Synonyms

intonate

American  
[in-toh-neyt, -tuh-] / ˈɪn toʊˌneɪt, -tə- /

verb (used with object)

intonated, intonating

  1. to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.

  2. to intone; chant.

intonate British  
/ 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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Etymology

Origin of intonate

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

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