Intonating

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Intonate \In"to*nate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Intonated}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Intonating}.] [See {Intone}.]
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     1. (Mus.) To sound the tones of the musical scale; to
        practice the sol-fa.
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     2. To modulate the voice in a musical, sonorous, and measured
        manner, as in reading the liturgy; to intone.
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