intune

See also: in tune

English

Etymology

Compare entune.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -uːn

Verb

intune (third-person singular simple present intunes, present participle intuning, simple past and past participle intuned)

  1. To intone (sing).
    • 1879, Francis Nona, The Fall of the Alamo:
      [At this moment the hymn: "Abide with me!" intuned by the soldiers in the chapel, and accompanied by the organ, is faintly heard in the room. During the first verse Travis stands listening; when the second verse is begun, Travis, raising his arms to Heaven, speaks with the greatest ecstasy:]
      stage directions

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