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Intonate v. t. To utter in a musical or sonorous manner; to chant; as, to intonate the liturgy.

Intonate v. i. To thunder. (Obs.)

Intonate v. i. (past & past part. intonated; pres. part. intonating)

(Mus.) To sound the tones of the musical scale; to practice the sol-fa.

To modulate the voice in a musical, sonorous, and measured manner, as in reading the liturgy; to intone.

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Etymology of 'Intonate'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... near him in the seclusion of the oratory, and in the festivities, he frequently held with his more confidential friends; I had loaded my astonishing memory with scraps of theology and of fun. I could sing a French drinking song, taught me by the sub-prior Frere Jacques, and intonate a "Gloria in Excelsis" with a true nasal twang. I had actually learned the Creed in English;[3] and could call all the brothers by their name. I had even learned the Savoyard's dance from my friend Frere Jacques, and sung "Gai Coco" at the same time, like Scaliger's ...

— The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 17, No. - 488, May 7, 1831 • Various