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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically;
- Example: "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"
[syn: tone, chant, intone]

2. recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm;
- Example: "The rabbi chanted a prayer"
[syn: chant, intone, intonate, cantillate]

3. speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone;
- Example: "please intonate with sadness"
[syn: intonate, intone]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Intone \In*tone"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Intoning.] [LL. intonare, intonatum; pref. in- in + L. tonus tone. See Tone and cf. Entune, Intonate.] 1. To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to chant; as, to intone the church service. [1913 Webster] 2. To speak with a distinctive or unusual tone in the voice, or in a monotone; as, the professor intoned his lectures as though by rote. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Intone \In*tone"\, v. i. To utter a prolonged tone or a deep, protracted sound; to speak or recite in a measured, sonorous manner; to intonate. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

intone v 1: utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again" [syn: tone, chant, intone] 2: recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer" [syn: chant, intone, intonate, cantillate] 3: speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "please intonate with sadness" [syn: intonate, intone]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

37 Moby Thesaurus words for "intone": anthem, ballad, carol, chant, chirp, chirrup, choir, chorus, croon, descant, do-re-mi, hum, hymn, intonate, lilt, minstrel, pipe, psalm, quaver, roulade, serenade, shake, sing, sing in chorus, sol-fa, solmizate, tremolo, trill, troll, tweedle, tweedledee, twit, twitter, vocalize, warble, whistle, yodel