in‧tone /ɪnˈtəʊn $ -ˈtoʊn/
verb [transitive] formal[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: entoner, from Medieval Latin intonare, from Latin tonus; ⇒ tone1]
to say something slowly and clearly without making your voice rise and fall much as you speak:
The priest intoned the blessing. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲