Definition of Intonate

In´to`nate
v. i.1.To thunder.
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.
v. t.1.To utter in a musical or sonorous manner; to chant; as, to intonate the liturgy.


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