Ĭn’to-nāte, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. INTONATED; p. pr. & vb. n. INTONATING.] [Lat. intonare, intonatum, from in and tonare, to thunder, to make a loud, thundering noise, fr. tonus, sound, tone; It. intonare, Sp. entonar, Fr. entonner, to intonate.]
- To thunder. [Obs.] Bailey.
- To sound the tones of the musical scale; to practice solmization.
- To modulate the voice in a musical or expressive manner; to read, as in liturgical services, in a musical manner; to utter with vocal quality.