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) vb1. (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: cantillated
Gerund: cantillating
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| cantillate |
| cantillate |
| Present |
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| I cantillate |
| you cantillate |
| he/she/it cantillates |
| we cantillate |
| you cantillate |
| they cantillate |
| Preterite |
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| I cantillated |
| you cantillated |
| he/she/it cantillated |
| we cantillated |
| you cantillated |
| they cantillated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am cantillating |
| you are cantillating |
| he/she/it is cantillating |
| we are cantillating |
| you are cantillating |
| they are cantillating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have cantillated |
| you have cantillated |
| he/she/it has cantillated |
| we have cantillated |
| you have cantillated |
| they have cantillated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was cantillating |
| you were cantillating |
| he/she/it was cantillating |
| we were cantillating |
| you were cantillating |
| they were cantillating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had cantillated |
| you had cantillated |
| he/she/it had cantillated |
| we had cantillated |
| you had cantillated |
| they had cantillated |
| Future |
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| I will cantillate |
| you will cantillate |
| he/she/it will cantillate |
| we will cantillate |
| you will cantillate |
| they will cantillate |
| Future Perfect |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| 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 |
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| I would cantillate |
| you would cantillate |
| he/she/it would cantillate |
| we would cantillate |
| you would cantillate |
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| Past Conditional |
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| 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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| 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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