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 in·to·nate /ˈɪntəˌnet, (ˌ)to-/
 (v.)吟詠;詠唱;吟唱;抑揚

 In·to·nate v. i.  To thunder. [Obs.]

 In·to·nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Intonated p. pr. & vb. n. Intonating ]
 1. Mus. To sound the tones of the musical scale; to practice the sol-fa.
 2. To modulate the voice in a musical, sonorous, and measured manner, as in reading the liturgy; to intone.

 In·to·nate, v. t. To utter in a musical or sonorous manner; to chant; as, to intonate the liturgy.
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 intonate
      v 1: speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a
           particular tone; "please intonate with sadness" [syn: intone]
      2: recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a
         psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer" [syn: chant, intone,
          cantillate]