Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cantillate
1 sense of cantillate
Sense 1
chant, intone, intonate, cantillate -- (recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer")
=> sing -- (produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well")