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)
- 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:]
References
- “intune”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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