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intone
(encz) | intone,intonovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
Intone
(gcide) | Intone \In*tone"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intoned; p. pr. & vb.
n. Intoning.] [LL. intonare, intonatum; pref. in- in + L.
tonus tone. See Tone and cf. Entune, Intonate.]
1. To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to
chant; as, to intone the church service.
[1913 Webster]
2. To speak with a distinctive or unusual tone in the voice,
or in a monotone; as, the professor intoned his lectures
as though by rote.
[PJC] |
Intone
(gcide) | Intone \In*tone"\, v. i.
To utter a prolonged tone or a deep, protracted sound; to
speak or recite in a measured, sonorous manner; to intonate.
--Pope.
[1913 Webster] |
intone
(wn) | intone
v 1: utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The
students chanted the same slogan over and over again" [syn:
tone, chant, intone]
2: recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm;
"The rabbi chanted a prayer" [syn: chant, intone,
intonate, cantillate]
3: speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a
particular tone; "please intonate with sadness" [syn:
intonate, intone] |
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intone
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(encz) | intoned, |
intoner
(encz) | intoner, |
Intoned
(gcide) | Intone \In*tone"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intoned; p. pr. & vb.
n. Intoning.] [LL. intonare, intonatum; pref. in- in + L.
tonus tone. See Tone and cf. Entune, Intonate.]
1. To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to
chant; as, to intone the church service.
[1913 Webster]
2. To speak with a distinctive or unusual tone in the voice,
or in a monotone; as, the professor intoned his lectures
as though by rote.
[PJC] |
intone
(wn) | intone
v 1: utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The
students chanted the same slogan over and over again" [syn:
tone, chant, intone]
2: recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm;
"The rabbi chanted a prayer" [syn: chant, intone,
intonate, cantillate]
3: speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a
particular tone; "please intonate with sadness" [syn:
intonate, intone] |
intoned
(wn) | intoned
adj 1: uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting;
"their chantlike intoned prayers"; "a singsong manner of
speaking" [syn: chantlike, intoned, singsong] |
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