CANTILLATE Meaning of CANTILLATE in English [ 'kantɪleɪt ]■ verb rare chant or intone.Derivativescantillation noun OriginC19: from L. cantillat- , cantillare 'hum', from cantare (see chant ). Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004