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Intone

/ɪnˈtəʊn/

To give tone or variety of tone to; to vocalize.

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📖 Definitions of "Intone"

verb

1
To give tone or variety of tone to; to vocalize.
2
To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to speak or recite with singing voice; to chant.
"to intone the church service"
3
To utter a tone; utter a protracted sound.

🔄 Synonyms of "Intone"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
chantnoun	To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.
cantillateverb	To chant, or to recite musically (especially in a synagogue).
intonateverb	(transitive, intransitive, dated) To intone or recite (words), especially emphatically or in a chanting manner.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Intone"

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Word	Definition
intonateverb	(transitive, intransitive, dated) To intone or recite (words), especially emphatically or in a chanting manner.
cantillateverb	To chant, or to recite musically (especially in a synagogue).
chantverb	To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.
vocalizeverb	To express with the voice, to utter.
tonenoun	(music) A specific pitch.
tunenoun	A melody.
intuneverb	To intone (sing).
overtonenoun	(figuratively, often in the plural) An implicit message (in a film, book, verbal discussion, or similar) perceived as overwhelming the explicit message.
tone upverb	(transitive, intransitive) To firm and strengthen the muscles of the body by regular exercise.
entuneverb	(chiefly poetic) To tune.
inflectverb	(transitive, grammar) To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.
voicenoun	Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character.
tonicizeverb	(music) To make (a tone) temporarily become tonic.
betonenoun	(transitive, archaic) To endow with a tone; give a special tone to; place stress upon; accentuate; emphasise.
tonifyverb	(more generally) To invigorate; to have a restorative effect on.
modulateverb	(transitive) To regulate, adjust or adapt
accentnoun	(linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
accordnoun	Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action.
bevoiceverb	(rare, transitive) To give voice to; endow with a voice.
utter	To the furthest or most extreme extent; absolute, complete, total, unconditional.