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intone
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in·tone  (n-tn)
v. in·toned, in·ton·ing, in·tones
v.tr.
1. To recite in a singing tone.
2. To utter in a monotone.
v.intr.
1. To speak with a singing tone or with a particular intonation.
2. Music To sing a plainsong intonation.

[Middle English entonen, from Old French entoner, from Medieval Latin intonre : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Latin tonus, tone; see tone.]

in·tonement n.
in·toner n.

intone
Verb
[-toning, -toned]
1. to speak or recite in a monotonous tone
2. to speak with a particular tone [Medieval Latin intonare]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.intone - utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"
mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
2.intone - recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer"
singsong - speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong
sing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"
3.intone - speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "please intonate with sadness"
pronounce, label, judge - pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

intone

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