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INTONATE
Definition of INTONATE
verb
To intone or recite (words), especially emphatically or in a chanting manner.
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Where it comes from
First attested in 1795; borrowed from Medieval Latin intonātus, perfect passive participle of intonō (“to vocalize, chant”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (inchoative prefix) + tonus (“pitch, tone”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix); doublet of intone. Cognate with French entonner, Italian intonare.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (25,664)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, INTONATE · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names French, Italian.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
INTONATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 154, 21 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 167, 3 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 154, 21 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INTONATE starts with I and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEINNOTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N and T appear more than once.
Words that start INTONA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found INTONATE?
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