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Meaning of "cantillate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CANTILLATE

From Late Latin cantillāre to sing softly, from Latin cantāre to sing.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CANTILLATE

cantillate  [ˈkæntɪˌleɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CANTILLATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cantillate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb cantillate in English.

WHAT DOES CANTILLATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cantillate in the English dictionary

The definition of cantillate in the dictionary is to chant according to the traditional Jewish melody. Other definition of cantillate is to intone or chant.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CANTILLATE

PRESENT

Present
I cantillate
you cantillate
he/she/it cantillates
we cantillate
you cantillate
they cantillate
Present continuous
I am cantillating
you are cantillating
he/she/it is cantillating
we are cantillating
you are cantillating
they are cantillating
Present perfect
I have cantillated
you have cantillated
he/she/it has cantillated
we have cantillated
you have cantillated
they have cantillated
Present perfect continuous
I have been cantillating
you have been cantillating
he/she/it has been cantillating
we have been cantillating
you have been cantillating
they have been cantillating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I cantillated
you cantillated
he/she/it cantillated
we cantillated
you cantillated
they cantillated
Past continuous
I was cantillating
you were cantillating
he/she/it was cantillating
we were cantillating
you were cantillating
they were cantillating
Past perfect
I had cantillated
you had cantillated
he/she/it had cantillated
we had cantillated
you had cantillated
they had cantillated
Past perfect continuous
I had been cantillating
you had been cantillating
he/she/it had been cantillating
we had been cantillating
you had been cantillating
they had been cantillating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will cantillate
you will cantillate
he/she/it will cantillate
we will cantillate
you will cantillate
they will cantillate
Future continuous
I will be cantillating
you will be cantillating
he/she/it will be cantillating
we will be cantillating
you will be cantillating
they will be cantillating
Future perfect
I will have cantillated
you will have cantillated
he/she/it will have cantillated
we will have cantillated
you will have cantillated
they will have cantillated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been cantillating
you will have been cantillating
he/she/it will have been cantillating
we will have been cantillating
you will have been cantillating
they will have been cantillating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would cantillate
you would cantillate
he/she/it would cantillate
we would cantillate
you would cantillate
they would cantillate
Conditional continuous
I would be cantillating
you would be cantillating
he/she/it would be cantillating
we would be cantillating
you would be cantillating
they would be cantillating
Conditional perfect
I would have cantillate
you would have cantillate
he/she/it would have cantillate
we would have cantillate
you would have cantillate
they would have cantillate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been cantillating
you would have been cantillating
he/she/it would have been cantillating
we would have been cantillating
you would have been cantillating
they would have been cantillating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you cantillate
we let´s cantillate
you cantillate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to cantillate
Past participle
cantillated
Present Participle
cantillating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CANTILLATE


acetylate
əˈsɛtɪˌleɪt
acrylate
ˈækrɪˌleɪt
assimilate
əˈsɪmɪˌleɪt
butylate
ˈbjʊtɪˌleɪt
carboxylate
kɑːˈbɒksɪˌleɪt
constellate
ˈkɒnstɪˌleɪt
correlate
ˈkɒrɪˌleɪt
methacrylate
mɛθˈækrɪˌleɪt
methylate
ˈmɛθɪˌleɪt
mutilate
ˈmjuːtɪˌleɪt
oscillate
ˈɒsɪˌleɪt
phosphorylate
fɒsˈfɒrɪˌleɪt
postillate
ˈpɒstɪˌleɪt
salicylate
səˈlɪsɪˌleɪt
scintillate
ˈsɪntɪˌleɪt
scutellate
ˈskjuːtɪˌleɪt
tessellate
ˈtɛsɪˌleɪt
titillate
ˈtɪtɪˌleɪt
vacillate
ˈvæsɪˌleɪt
ventilate
ˈvɛntɪˌleɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CANTILLATE

canticle
Canticle of Canticles
Canticles
cantico
canticum
cantier
cantiest
cantilena
cantilever
cantilever beam
cantilever bridge
cantillation
cantillatory
cantily
cantina
cantiness
canting
canting arms
cantingly
cantion

WORDS THAT END LIKE CANTILLATE

appellate
barbellate
cancellate
chocolate
circumvallate
collate
cucullate
defibrillate
dinoflagellate
distillate
fellate
flagellate
gallate
interpellate
lenticellate
mammillate
patellate
pistillate
sigillate
stellate
vallate

Synonyms and antonyms of cantillate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cantillate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CANTILLATE

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The translations of cantillate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cantillate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

cantillate
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cantillate
570 millions of speakers

English

cantillate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cantillate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

cantillate
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

cantillate
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cantillate
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

cantillate
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cantillate
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cantillate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

cantillate
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

cantillate
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cantillate
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cantillate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cantillate
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cantillate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संतप्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cantillate
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cantillate
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cantillate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

cantillate
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cantillate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cantillate
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cantillate
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cantillate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cantillate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cantillate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CANTILLATE»

The term «cantillate» is barely ever used and occupies the 194.606 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CANTILLATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cantillate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CANTILLATE»

Discover the use of cantillate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cantillate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Power Verbs: The Complete Collection
CANTILLATE (1) chant orrecite inmusical monotone;humina lowtone (1) The cantor beganto cantillate according to the traditional Jewish melody. CONCINNATE (1) arrangeorblend skillfully, as parts or elements; put togetherina.
Michael Lawrence Faulkner, Michelle Faulkner-Lunsford, 2013
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Power Verbs for Presenters: Hundreds of Verbs and Phrases to ...
CANTILLATE (1) chant or recite in musical monotone; hum in a low tone ( 1) The cantor began to cantillate according to the traditional Jewish melody. CONCINNATE (1) arrange or blend skillfully, as parts or elements; put together in a ...
Michael Lawrence Faulkner, Michelle Faulkner-Lunsford, 2013
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Chanting the Hebrew Bible (Student Edition)
(Hebrew; literally, "going up") Calling a congregant to cantillate a portion of the To rah pericope, or (more commonly) to stand by the designated reader and chant a blessing before and after the cantillation. A noun that identifies another noun.
Joshua R. Jacobson, 2005
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The Practice of Typography: Correct Composition; a Treatise ...
Century cantillate Standard cantillate Webster cantillate Worcester cantilate cantrip capercaillie carbonade cantrip capercailzie carbonado cantrap capercailzie carbonado cantrap capercailzie carbonado caroled caroled caroled carolled ...
Theodore Low De Vinne, 1902
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A new universal etymological technological, and pronouncing ...
CANTILLATE— CANVAS. Fly, a fly from six to ten lines in length, of a glossy golden-green colour, with simple regular black antennas : Type of the family Cantharidise. Oa-VTILarc?, kan'Mur-ns, a. A fountain or cistern in the middle of the atrium ...
John Craig (F.G.S.), 1848
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The Plimpton Press Year Book: An Exhibit of Versatility
... callisthenics calisthenics callisthenics cancelation cancelation cancellation cancellation canceler canceler canceler canceller candor candor candor candour can tali ver cantilever cantalever cantilever can tilla te cantillate cantillate cantillate ...
Plimpton Press, 1911
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Schizophrenic Lullabies
Days pass to weeks in a symphony of silence, lost to an abundant overture of thoughts, given an aria of voice in an orchestra of despair, deafened in a crescendo of night whispers that cantillate a desolate berceuse on the event horizon of a ...
Fritz O'Skennick
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Canadian Cultural Exchange/échanges Culturels Au Canada: ...
... into this last, majestic commencement ... Let us rise and go to Grand Pré and loll beneath apple blossoms and cantillate Longfellow's ballad about exiled Évangéline, the pastured scene of her mourning spread out lushly before our gaze.
Norman Cheadle, Lucien Pelletier, 2007
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Missionary Herald
In their religious worship they hold a bundle of rods in their hands. This is referred to in their sacred books, and also in the Old Testament, (Ezek. viii, 16, 17 .) They cantillate their liturgy in an ancient language, now nearly unintelligible to them.
10
Comparative Mysticism: An Anthology of Original Sources
Cantillate the Qllr'an, marking the tone of interrogation where a question mark is needed, using an admonitory tone at the verses of admonition, and in every verse taking care to observe the indications for saying: “I take refuge with Allah,” or “I ...
Steven T. Katz, 2013

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CANTILLATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cantillate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Charlie Charlie Challenge: Mexican Ghost Ritual Real or Hoax …
In order to summon the Mexican ghost, and find out if he's around, one needs to cantillate the phrase "Charlie, Charlie, are you here? «Latino Post, May 15»
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Jessie Ware's live performance surpasses album in excellence
But the romantic escapism of her lyrics and ability to cantillate and croon push her back into the traditional singer-songwriter category. «Daily Californian, Apr 15»
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"Buhari is A Sick, Old Man", - NDC MP
On March 23 2015, I wrote an article about this juvenile cantillate by that NDC Member of Parliament from Bodi in Western Region about his ... «GhanaWeb, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Cantillate [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cantillate>. May 2024 ».
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