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intonate

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈɪntəʊneɪt/Part of speech verbSorted aeinnottStarts with IEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • His manner on the platform and his speech were those of a drony, sing-song, intonating Episcopal minister, devoid of life and spirit.
  • With actorlike polish he intonated through the third page […]
  • “Is this Mr. O’Connor’s chamber?” inquired a voice of peculiar richness, intonated not unpleasingly with a certain melodious modification of the brogue […]

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