intone

in·tone

transitive verb

-·toned′, -·ton′ing

to utter or recite in a singing tone or in prolonged monotones; chant
to give a particular intonation to
to sing or recite the opening phrase of (a chant, canticle, etc.)

Origin of intone

Middle English entonen from Old French entoner from Medieval Latin intonare: see in- and tone

to speak or recite in a singing tone or in prolonged monotones; chant

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intone

verb

in·toned, in·ton·ing, in·tones

verb

transitive

To recite in a singing tone.
To utter in a monotone.

verb

intransitive

To speak with a singing tone or with a particular intonation.
Music To sing a plainsong intonation.

Origin of intone

Middle English entonen from Old French entoner from Medieval Latin intonāre Latin in- in ; see in- ². Latin tonus tone ; see tone .

Related Forms:

in·tone′ment
noun

in·ton′er
noun

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present intones, present participle intoning, simple past and past participle intoned)

To give tone or variety of tone to; to vocalize.
To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to speak or recite with singing voice; to chant.
to intone the church service
(intransitive) To utter a tone; utter a protracted sound.