sing

sing
v. trans. or absol.
P. and V. ᾄδειν, ὑμνεῖν, Ar. and P. μελῳδεῖν (Plat.), V. ἀείδειν, ὑμνῳδεῖν, κᾰτᾴδειν, Ar. and V. μέλπειν ; see chant.
Of birds: P. and V. ᾄδειν, V. κλαγγά̆νειν (Soph. Frag.), εὐστομεῖν, Ar. μελῳδεῖν ; see warble.
Sing in turn: V. ἀντικλάζειν (acc.).
Celebrate in song: P. and V. ᾄδειν, ὑμνεῖν, V. ἀείδειν.

SING

canere: cantare (especially according to rules of art): cantitare (to sing often). To sing a song carmen canere cantare: to sing well or in tune praeclare modulate canere: to sing badly or out of tune absurde canere: to sing to an instrument ad chordarum sonum cantare: (of poets) canere cantare; also versus scribere canere; carmina facere: to learn to sing cantare discere: to learn to sing of a master *cantare or cantum doceri a aliquo: a good voice for singing vox ad cantandum egregia: singing-bird avis canora: to sing at sight ab oculo canere (after Petronius 75 4): to sing often cantitare: to sing again recanere (Cic.); recinere (Hor.); recantare (Mart.): to sing well canere suaviter et modulate: to sing in parts or in concert concinere; concentum facere (Cic.): to sing without accompaniment assa voce canere (Varr.): to sing with an accompaniment vocem sociare nervis (Ov.):

Transitively To celebrate in song aliquem carmine celebrare: alicujus laudes or de alicujus laudibus canere; alicujus facta canere (of praising his achievements); anybody’s name in one’s writings nomen alicujus celebrare scriptis; memoriam alicujus scriptis prosequi (the latter if the person is dead).

sing:

1. căno, cĕcĭni, cantum, 3 (used both of vocal and instrumental music): to s. to the (accompaniment of the) flute, ad tibiam c., Cic. Tusc. 4, 2, 3: to s. well, praeclare c., ib. 1, 2, 4; to s. out of tune, absurde c., ib. 2, 4, fin.: to s. in a wild screaming way, ululanti voce c., id Or. 8, fin. Oft. as v. trans., to celebrate in song: to s. of kings and battles, reges et proelia c., Virg. E. 6, 3: Hor. pass. Comps.: (1). rĕcĭno, 3 (no perf. or sup.); strictly, to s. again, to echo back, as in Hor. Od. 1, 12, 3: also = cano: ib. 3, 28, 11 (tu curva lyra recines Latonam). (2). occĭno, 3 (to s. against or inauspiciously; as in augural language): Liv. 6, 41. Also without any adverse sense: o. animalia inter se (s. together, answering each other), Apul.

2. canto, 1 (strictly frequent. of cano, but scarcely to be distinguished from it in use; unless perh. it be more confined to the use of the voice in singing: it is also used to denote a sing-song mode of speaking: Quint. 1, 8, 2): to s. and play agreeably and skilfully, c. et psallere jucunde scienterque, Suet. Tit. 3: to s. to the accompaniment of a stringed instrument, ad chordarum sonum c., Nep. Ep. 2. Oft. like cano, to celebrate in song (with direct acc.): Cic. Q, Fr. 2, 13: Hor. Comp. dēcanto, 1 (usu. of that which is sung over and over again): Hor. Od. 1, 33, 3: also, to have done s.ing, decantavisse, Cic. Tusc. 3, 22, 53. Frequent., cantĭto, 1 (to s. frequently, be in the habit of s.ing): Cic. Br. 19, 75.

3. cantillo, 1 (dimin. verb: to s. in a sweet or warbling way: rare): Apul. Also for sing = celebrate, may be used, dico, celebro, memoro, etc.: Hor.

ἀείδω
ᾄδω / ἀείδω, sing (verb)
ὑμνέω
to sing, laud, sing of

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γηρύω
to sing
διχοριάζω
sing in two halves
θεσπιῳδέω
to prophesy, sing in prophetic strain
καθυμνέω
sing of much
μελίζω2
to modulate, sing, warble
μελῳδέω
to sing, chant
μεταμέλπομαι
to sing
χορῳδέω
sing in or to a chorus
ἀντᾴδω
sing in answer
ἀοιδιάω
to sing
ἐξυμνέω
to sing of (fully, thoroughly)
ἐφυμνέω
to sing
ὑπαναμέλπω
sing in accompaniment
ᾄδω
ᾄδω / ἀείδω, sing (verb)

cano
to sing, to prophesy
canto
to produce melodious sounds, sound, sing, play

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emodulor
to sing, celebrate