Word

intonate, v.
(intonated, intonates, intonating)

recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1

cantillate chant intonate intone

sample sentences

"The rabbi chanted a prayer"

verb frames

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They will %s the duet

verb frames

Somebody ----s
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They will %s the duet

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s
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They will %s the duet

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

chanting chanter chant

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

intonation intonation intonation intonation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

intonation intonation intonation intonation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

cantillation

semantic pointers

hypernym

sing

hyponym

singsong

speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone
<verb.communication>

intonate intone

sample sentences

"please intonate with sadness"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

tone tone intonation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

intonation

semantic pointers

hypernym

pronounce, label, judge