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cantillate

can·til·late

uncommon

verb

1.

recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm

  • “The rabbi chanted a prayer”
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First attested in 1864; borrowed from Latin cantillō (“to sing”), from cantillātus + -ō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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