Crossword clues for intonate
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Intonate \In"to*nate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Intonated; p. pr. & vb. n. Intonating.] [See Intone.]
(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.
Intonate \In"to*nate\, v. t. To utter in a musical or sonorous manner; to chant; as, to intonate the liturgy.
Intonate \In"to*nate\, v. i. [L. intonatus, p. p. of intonare to
thunder, resound.]
To thunder. [Obs.]
--Bailey.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1795, from Medieval Latin intonatus, past participle of intonare (see intone) + -ate (2). Compare Italian intonare, French entonner. Related: Intonated; intonating.
Wiktionary
vb. 1 To intone; to utter. 2 To thunder or to utter in a sonorous or thunderous voice.''Oxford English Dictionary'', 2nd ed., 1989.''An American Dictionary of the English Language'', by http://en.wikipedi
org/wiki/Noah%20Webster, 1828. 3 To sound the tones of the musical scale; to practise the sol-fa.
WordNet
v. speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "please intonate with sadness" [syn: intone]
recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer" [syn: chant, intone, cantillate]
Usage examples of "intonate".
Le tende erano scomparse e al loro posto erano state messe delle veneziane intonate al colore delle pareti.
I knowed he'd take good care of it, keep it clean and intonated and all, so's it'd be in good shape.
Her voice was thin and high-pitched with a rasping whine made more obvious because she spoke in intonated Cantonese.