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intonate

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

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