Thesaurus: intonate

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1. v. i. To thunder.
2. v. i. To sound the tones of the musical scale; to practice the sol-fa.
3. v. i. To modulate the voice in a musical, sonorous, and measured manner, as in reading the liturgy; to intone.
4. v. t. To utter in a musical or sonorous manner; to chant; as, to intonate the liturgy.
5. v. speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone
6. v. recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm
7. 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. To utter in a musical or sonorous manner; to chant; as, to intonate the liturgy.
8. To thunder. [Obs.] Bailey.
9. v speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone v recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm