can·til·late (kăn′tl-āt′) tr. & intr.v. can·ti·lat·ed ,
can·ti·lat·ing ,
can·ti·lates To chant or recite (a liturgical text) in a musical monotone.
can′til·la′tion n.
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cantillate (ˈkæntɪˌleɪt ) vb 1. (Judaism) to chant (passages of the Hebrew Scriptures) according to the traditional Jewish melody
2. to intone or chant
[C19: from Late Latin cantillāre to sing softly, from Latin cantāre to sing]
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cantillate Past participle: cantillatedGerund: cantillatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative cantillate cantillate
Present I cantillate you cantillate he/she/it cantillates we cantillate you cantillate they cantillate
Preterite I cantillated you cantillated he/she/it cantillated we cantillated you cantillated they cantillated
Present Continuous I am cantillating you are cantillating he/she/it is cantillating we are cantillating you are cantillating they are cantillating
Present Perfect I have cantillated you have cantillated he/she/it has cantillated we have cantillated you have cantillated they have cantillated
Past Continuous I was cantillating you were cantillating he/she/it was cantillating we were cantillating you were cantillating they were cantillating
Past Perfect I had cantillated you had cantillated he/she/it had cantillated we had cantillated you had cantillated they had cantillated
Future I will cantillate you will cantillate he/she/it will cantillate we will cantillate you will cantillate they will cantillate
Future Perfect I will have cantillated you will have cantillated he/she/it will have cantillated we will have cantillated you will have cantillated they will have cantillated
Future Continuous I will be cantillating you will be cantillating he/she/it will be cantillating we will be cantillating you will be cantillating they will be cantillating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been cantillating you have been cantillating he/she/it has been cantillating we have been cantillating you have been cantillating they have been cantillating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been cantillating you will have been cantillating he/she/it will have been cantillating we will have been cantillating you will have been cantillating they will have been cantillating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been cantillating you had been cantillating he/she/it had been cantillating we had been cantillating you had been cantillating they had been cantillating
Conditional I would cantillate you would cantillate he/she/it would cantillate we would cantillate you would cantillate they would cantillate
Past Conditional I would have cantillated you would have cantillated he/she/it would have cantillated we would have cantillated you would have cantillated they would have cantillated
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. cantillate - 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"
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