cantillate

2 definitions found

cantillate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cantillate \Can"til*late\, v. i. [L. cantillatus, p. p. of
     cantillare to sing low, dim. of cantare. See Cantata.]
     To chant; to recite with musical tones. --M. Stuart.
     [1913 Webster]

cantillate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cantillate
      v 1: recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a
           psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer" [syn: chant,
           intone, intonate, cantillate]