Thesaurus results for INTONATE

intonate

verb

ˈin-tə-ˌnāt

Definition of intonate

as in to sing

to utter in musical or drawn out tones the priest then proceeded to intonate the prayer's familiar opening words

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Recent Examples of intonate Performing in front of dumpsters, Platt first intonated his voice in an operatic fashion. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for intonate

Verb

The applause barely stopped, and the crowd sang along to every word as well as danced in their seats throughout the entire two-and-a-half-hour show.

— Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
Video from Logan Seeger shows her two-year-old son holding balloons as children sing to him from their passing bus.

— Amelie Ritchie, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of sing

Verb

Fans chanted it for years inside The Swamp after being cued up by the marching band.

— Matt Baker, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
As the ovation stretched into its sixth minute, the audience began chanting for director Lance Oppenheim and singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers, who makes her acting debut in the film.

— Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026