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intonate
in·to·nate I0203100 (ĭn′tə-nāt′)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. [Medieval Latin intonāre, intonāt-; see intone.]intonate (ˈɪntəʊˌneɪt) vb (tr) 1. (Phonetics & Phonology) to pronounce or articulate (continuous connected speech) with a characteristic rise and fall of the voice2. a less common word for intonein•to•nate (ˈɪn toʊˌneɪt, -tə-) v.t. -nat•ed, -nat•ing. 1. to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice. 2. to intone; chant; recite. intonate Past participle: intonated Gerund: intonating
Imperative |
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intonate | intonate |
Present |
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I intonate | you intonate | he/she/it intonates | we intonate | you intonate | they intonate |
Preterite |
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I intonated | you intonated | he/she/it intonated | we intonated | you intonated | they intonated |
Present Continuous |
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I am intonating | you are intonating | he/she/it is intonating | we are intonating | you are intonating | they are intonating |
Present Perfect |
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I have intonated | you have intonated | he/she/it has intonated | we have intonated | you have intonated | they have intonated |
Past Continuous |
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I was intonating | you were intonating | he/she/it was intonating | we were intonating | you were intonating | they were intonating |
Past Perfect |
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I had intonated | you had intonated | he/she/it had intonated | we had intonated | you had intonated | they had intonated |
Future |
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I will intonate | you will intonate | he/she/it will intonate | we will intonate | you will intonate | they will intonate |
Future Perfect |
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I will have intonated | you will have intonated | he/she/it will have intonated | we will have intonated | you will have intonated | they will have intonated |
Future Continuous |
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I will be intonating | you will be intonating | he/she/it will be intonating | we will be intonating | you will be intonating | they will be intonating |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been intonating | you have been intonating | he/she/it has been intonating | we have been intonating | you have been intonating | they have been intonating |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been intonating | you will have been intonating | he/she/it will have been intonating | we will have been intonating | you will have been intonating | they will have been intonating |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been intonating | you had been intonating | he/she/it had been intonating | we had been intonating | you had been intonating | they had been intonating |
Conditional |
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I would intonate | you would intonate | he/she/it would intonate | we would intonate | you would intonate | they would intonate |
Past Conditional |
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I would have intonated | you would have intonated | he/she/it would have intonated | we would have intonated | you would have intonated | they would have intonated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | intonate - speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "please intonate with sadness"intonepronounce, label, judge - pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here" | | 2. | intonate - recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer"cantillate, chant, intonesingsong - speak, chant, or declaim in a singsongsing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well" | TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeIntonationMedicalSeeintonationintonate
Synonyms for intonateverb speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular toneSynonymsRelated Wordsverb recite with musical intonationSynonymsRelated Words |