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modulate

mo·du·late

UK/ˈmɒd͡ʒɪleɪt/ US/ˈmɒd͡ʒəˌleɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

change the key of, in music

  • “modulate the melody”
2.

of one''s speech, varying the pitch

Synonyms
3.

fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of

  • “regulate the temperature”
  • “modulate the pitch”
Synonyms
4.

adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of

5.

Origin

From Latin modulor (“to measure, regulate, modulate”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from modulus (“measure”). Compare module, modulus. By surface analysis, modul(e) + -ate.

Phrases

  • amplitude modulation
  • frequency modulation
  • phase modulation

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