cantillate

English

Verb

cantillate (third-person singular simple present cantillates, present participle cantillating, simple past and past participle cantillated)

1. To chant, or to recite musically (especially in a synagogue).
   • 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 264:

     Some recite this portion by cantillating each verse twice and then saying the Targum.

Related terms

• cantillation

Translations

to chant or recite musically

• French: cantiller (fr)

Anagrams

• Cattellian

Latin

Verb

cantillāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of cantillō