intone

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English entune, entone, from Old French entoner, from Medieval Latin intonō, from in- (inchoative prefix) +‎ tonus (“pitch, tone”) +‎ -ō (verb-forming suffix); doublet of intonate. Cognate with French entonner, Italian intonare. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtoʊn/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtəʊn/ Rhymes: -əʊn === Verb === intone (third-person singular simple present intones, present participle intoning, simple past and past participle intoned) (transitive) To give tone or variety of tone to; to vocalize. (transitive) To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to speak or recite with singing voice; to chant. (intransitive) To utter a tone; utter a protracted sound. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “intone”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “intone”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.