intonate

Definition of Intonate in English :

1. intonate, intone

speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone

Example Sentences:
'please intonate with sadness'

recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm

Example Sentences:
'The rabbi chanted a prayer'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Intonate

verb (transitive)

1.

to pronounce or articulate (continuous connected speech) with a characteristic rise and fall of the voice

2. a less common word for intone

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈintoˌnated or ˈintoˌnating

intone

tr.v. in·to·nat·ed, in·to·nat·ing, in·to·nates

1. To intone.

2. To utter with a particular tone of voice: pleas that were intonated with desperation.