Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to cantillate
Participle: cantillated
Gerund: cantillating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | cantillate |
| you | cantillate |
| he;she;it | cantillates |
| we | cantillate |
| you | cantillate |
| they | cantillate |
Perfect
| I | have cantillated |
| you | have cantillated |
| he;she;it | has cantillated |
| we | have cantillated |
| you | have cantillated |
| they | have cantillated |
Past
| I | cantillated |
| you | cantillated |
| he;she;it | cantillated |
| we | cantillated |
| you | cantillated |
| they | cantillated |
Pluperfect
| I | had cantillated |
| you | had cantillated |
| he;she;it | had cantillated |
| we | had cantillated |
| you | had cantillated |
| they | had cantillated |
Future
| I | will cantillate |
| you | will cantillate |
| he;she;it | will cantillate |
| we | will cantillate |
| you | will cantillate |
| they | will cantillate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have cantillated |
| you | will have cantillated |
| he;she;it | will have cantillated |
| we | will have cantillated |
| you | will have cantillated |
| they | will have cantillated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | cantillate |
| you | cantillate |
| he;she;it | cantillate |
| we | cantillate |
| you | cantillate |
| they | cantillate |
Perfect
| I | have cantillated |
| you | have cantillated |
| he;she;it | have cantillated |
| we | have cantillated |
| you | have cantillated |
| they | have cantillated |
Imperfect
| I | cantillated |
| you | cantillated |
| he;she;it | cantillated |
| we | cantillated |
| you | cantillated |
| they | cantillated |
Pluperfect
| I | had cantillated |
| you | had cantillated |
| he;she;it | had cantillated |
| we | had cantillated |
| you | had cantillated |
| they | had cantillated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would cantillate |
| you | would cantillate |
| he;she;it | would cantillate |
| we | would cantillate |
| you | would cantillate |
| they | would cantillate |
Perfect
| I | would have cantillated |
| you | would have cantillated |
| he;she;it | would have cantillated |
| we | would have cantillated |
| you | would have cantillated |
| they | would have cantillated |
Imperative
| you | cantillate |
| we | Let's cantillate |
| you | cantillate |
Verbs conjugated like 'cantillate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'cantillate'
castellate,
scintillate,
antiquate,
candidate,
cannulate,
cantile,
canulate,
captivate,
castigate,
conciliate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
First attested in 1864; borrowed from Latin cantillō (“to sing”), from cantillātus + -ō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). See: Latin '
cantillō'.
Sample Sentences
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Some recite this portion by cantillating each verse twice and then saying the Targum. [1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 264:]
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Five women [in the Temple of Vesta ...] were cantillating—Vesta this and Vesta that—all robed in identical white dresses, with white wool scarves wrapped several times about their heads. [2025 January 7, Lauren J. A. Bear, Mother of Rome, Penguin Group, →ISBN, page 97:]