单词 | intonate |
释义 | † intonatev.1 Obsolete. rare. transitive. To thunder forth; to utter with a loud voice like thunder. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > say in a particular manner [verb (transitive)] > utter loudly or angrily yeiea1225 call?c1250 soundc1374 ringa1400 upcasta1400 barkc1440 resound?c1525 blustera1535 brawl1563 thunder1592 out-thunder?1611 peal1611 tonitruate1623 intonatea1631 mouth1700 rip1828 boom1837 explode1839 clamour1856 blare1859 foghorn1886 megaphone1901 gruff1925 loudmouth1931 woof1934 a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1953) VI. 220 God intimates, God interminates, God intonates with such a vehemency..Earth, earth, earth heare the word of the Lord. 1739 S. Harris Comm. 53rd Chap. Isa. App. 262 So then, the great τετελέσται shall be intonated by the general Voice of the whole Host of Heaven. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2021). intonatev.2 1. transitive. To recite in a singing voice; to intone v. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > sing [verb (transitive)] > chant sing1297 entunec1374 entonec1485 intonec1485 chant1526 rechant1600 cant1652 tone1674 intonate1795 monotone1864 incant1959 1795 W. Roscoe Life Lorenzo de' Medici (1796) II. 270 Savonarola..intonating with a tremendous voice, the psalm Exurgat Deus. 1840 T. De Quincey Theory Greek Trag. in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 153/1 The recitation..was undoubtedly much more sustained and intonated with a slow and measured stateliness. 1864 F. Palgrave Hist. Normandy & Eng. III. 631 As little intelligible to his auditors, as if Caedmon..were to intonate his glee at an oratorio in Hanover Square. 2. To utter or pronounce with a particular tone; to give a specified or indicated intonation to. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > intonation, pitch, or stress > [verb (transitive)] > intonate intonate1823 intone1860 1823 New Monthly Mag. 8 18 ‘Thus’ is intonated comparatively high. 1824 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 15 589 The Italian naturally intonates his language with greater violence, and change of tone and emphasis, than an English~man does. 1867 G. A. Macfarren Six Lect. Harmony i. 7 The Easter and Southern nations..habitually intonate smaller musical intervals than semitones. 3. Phonetics. To emit or pronounce with sonant vibration; to ‘voice’. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > voiced or voiceless sound gen > [verb (transitive)] > voice vocalize1700 medialize1861 voice1871 intonate1875 1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. iv. 66 The l sets the tip of the tongue against the roof of the mouth, but leaves the sides open for the free escape of the intonated breath. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1a1631v.21795 |
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