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intonate

intonate is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.(Mus.) To sound the tones of the musical scale; to practice the sol- fa.
  2. 2.To modulate the voice in a musical, sonorous, and measured manner, as in reading the liturgy; to intone.
  3. 3.To utter in a musical or sonorous manner; to chant; as, to intonate the liturgy.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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