cantō āvī, ātus, āre. freq.
I cano.
I I. Intrans., of men, to produce melodious sounds, sound, sing, play : Pamphilam Cantatum provocemus, T.: saltare et cantare: Arcades ambo Et cantare pares, V.: cantando victus, V.: non est Cantandum, i. e. there is no occasion for fiction , Iu.: structis avenis, O.: ad chordarum sonum, N.: tibiis, N.: ad manum histrioni, to accompany the actor , L.: gallis signum dedisse cantandi, to crow .—Of instruments, to sound, resound : Cantabat fanis, cantabat tibia ludis, O.—
II II. Trans., with cognate acc., to sing, play, recite : Hymenaeum, T.: haec versibus isdem, drawl , Iu.: Nil praeter Calvum (i. e. Calvi carmina), H.: cantatum carmen, an incantation , O.—With definite obj., to sing, celebrate, praise in song: amicam, H.: proelia virginum, H.: Pythia (sc. certamina), H.: deum, Tb.: cantari dignus, V.— To reiterate, harp upon, warn against : harum mores, T.: istum Caesarem: totā cantabitur urbe, become a byword , H.— To use enchantments, practise incantations, enchant, charm : cantando rumpitur anguis, V.: cantata Luna, exorcised by magic , Pr.