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Definition of: intonate
(in′tō·nāt) v.t. ·nat·ed, ·nat·ing
1. To intone.
2. To sound the tones of the musical scale, as in sol–faing. [<Med. L intonatus, pp. of intonare intone, thunder <in- in + L tonus tone]
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