v. [f. L. cantillāt- ppl. stem of cantillā-re ‘to sing low, to hum’ (Lewis and Short), f. cantāre to sing: see -ATE3.]
To chant; to recite with musical tones: spec. applied to the intoning in Jewish synagogues.
1864. R. Lee, Reform Ch. Scotl. Singing can hardly be said to be used … in the Synagogues. Their cantillating much more resembles intoning.
