intone

• POS: Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: in=tone

CIDE DICTIONARY

intone, v. t. [LL. intonare, intonatum; pref. in- in + L. tonus tone. See Tone and cf. Entune, Intonate.].

•  To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to chant; as, to intone the church service.  [1913 Webster]
•  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]

intone, 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]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

intone, v.tr.
1 recite (prayers etc.) with prolonged sounds, esp. in a monotone.
2 utter with a particular tone.

Derivative

intoner n.

Etymology

med.L intonare (as IN-(2), L tonus TONE)

THESAURUS

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

ROGET THESAURUS

intone

Worship

VB worship, lift up the heart, aspire, revere, adore, do service, pay homage, humble oneself, kneel, bow the knee, bend the knee, fall down, fall on one's knees, prostrate oneself, bow down and worship, pray, invoke, supplicate, put up, offer up prayers, offer petitions, beseech, say one's prayers, tell one's beads, return thanks, give thanks, say grace, bless, praise, laud, glorify, magnify, sing praises, give benediction, lead the choir, intone, deacon, deacon off propitiate, offer sacrifice, fast, deny oneself, vow, offer vows, give alms, work out one's salvation, go to church, attend service, attend mass, communicate.

Musician

VB play, pipe, strike up, sweep the chords, tweedle, fiddle, strike the lyre, beat the drum, blow the horn, sound the horn, wind the horn, doodle, grind the organ, touch the guitar, thrum, strum, beat time, execute, perform, accompany, sing a second, play a second, compose, set to music, arrange, sing, chaunt, chant, hum, warble, carol, chirp, chirrup, lilt, purl, quaver, trill, shake, twitter, whistle, sol-fa, intone, have an ear for music, have a musical ear, have a correct ear.