verb · intransitive

cantillate

cantillate · cantillates · cantillated · cantillating

To chant, or to recite musicallyTo chant, or to recite musically (especially in a synagogue).

Meaning

1 senses

To chant, or to recite musically (especially in a synagogue).
recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm

1 languages

First attested in 1864; borrowed from Latin cantillō (“to sing”), from cantillātus + -ō, s

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

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cantillates, cantillating, cantillated, cantillated

regular · Lesson

I, you, we, they	cantillate
he, she, it	cantillates

all persons

cantillated

I, you, we, they	have cantillated
he, she, it	has cantillated

all persons

will cantillate

3 synonyms

Close in meaning

recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm:chant intone intonate

1 related words

3 lessons