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Intonate
In′to-nate
,Verb.
I.
[L.
intonatus
, p. p. of intonare
to thunder, resound.] To thunder.
[Obs.]
Bailey.
1.
(Mus.)
To sound the tones of the musical scale; to practice the sol-fa.
2.
To modulate the voice in a musical, sonorous, and measured manner, as in reading the liturgy; to intone.
In′to-nate
,Verb.
T.
To utter in a musical or sonorous manner; to chant;
as, to
. intonate
the liturgyWebster 1828 Edition
Intonate
IN'TONATE
,Verb.
I.
1.
To sound; to sound the notes of the musical scale.2.
To thunder.Definition 2024
intonate
intonate
English
Verb
intonate (third-person singular simple present intonates, present participle intonating, simple past and past participle intonated)
- To intone; to utter.
- To thunder or to utter in a sonorous or thunderous voice.[1][2]
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Bailey to this entry?)
- To sound the tones of the musical scale; to practise the sol-fa.
References
- ↑ Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
- ↑ An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.