"intone" meaning in English

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "intonable"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "intonate"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "intonation"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "intonational"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "intonationally"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "intonator"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "intonement"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "intoner"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "entune"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English entune",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "entone"
      },
      "expansion": "entone",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "entoner"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French entoner",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ML.",
        "3": "intonō"
      },
      "expansion": "Medieval Latin intonō",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English entune, entone, from Old French entoner, from Medieval Latin intonō.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "intones",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "intoning",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "intoned",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "intoned",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To give tone or variety of tone to; to vocalize."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "tone",
          "tone"
        ],
        [
          "vocalize",
          "vocalize"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To give tone or variety of tone to; to vocalize."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "6 90 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "to intone the church service",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to speak or recite with singing voice; to chant."
      ],
      "id": "en-intone-en-verb-SsS~-O7N",
      "links": [
        [
          "musical",
          "musical"
        ],
        [
          "prolonged",
          "prolonged"
        ],
        [
          "note",
          "note"
        ],
        [
          "recite",
          "recite"
        ],
        [
          "voice",
          "voice"
        ],
        [
          "chant",
          "chant"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to speak or recite with singing voice; to chant."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To utter a tone; utter a protracted sound."
      ],
      "id": "en-intone-en-verb-TJQr5FKd",
      "links": [
        [
          "protracted",
          "protracted"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To utter a tone; utter a protracted sound."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈtoʊn/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈtəʊn/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊn"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-intone.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/83/En-us-intone.ogg/En-us-intone.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/En-us-intone.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "intone"
}

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  "categories": [
    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Medieval Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/əʊn",
    "Rhymes:English/əʊn/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "intonable"
    },
    {
      "word": "intonate"
    },
    {
      "word": "intonation"
    },
    {
      "word": "intonational"
    },
    {
      "word": "intonationally"
    },
    {
      "word": "intonator"
    },
    {
      "word": "intonement"
    },
    {
      "word": "intoner"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "enm",
        "3": "entune"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English entune",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "entone"
      },
      "expansion": "entone",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "entoner"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French entoner",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ML.",
        "3": "intonō"
      },
      "expansion": "Medieval Latin intonō",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English entune, entone, from Old French entoner, from Medieval Latin intonō.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "intones",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "intoning",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "intoned",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "intoned",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To give tone or variety of tone to; to vocalize."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tone",
          "tone"
        ],
        [
          "vocalize",
          "vocalize"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To give tone or variety of tone to; to vocalize."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "to intone the church service",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to speak or recite with singing voice; to chant."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "musical",
          "musical"
        ],
        [
          "prolonged",
          "prolonged"
        ],
        [
          "note",
          "note"
        ],
        [
          "recite",
          "recite"
        ],
        [
          "voice",
          "voice"
        ],
        [
          "chant",
          "chant"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to speak or recite with singing voice; to chant."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To utter a tone; utter a protracted sound."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "protracted",
          "protracted"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To utter a tone; utter a protracted sound."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈtoʊn/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈtəʊn/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊn"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-intone.ogg",
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      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
  "word": "intone"
}