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Modulate
ˈmɒdjʊleɪt
Modulate definitions
verb
modulate
modulated
modulates
modulating
- exert a modifying or controlling influence on
"the state attempts to modulate private business's cash flow"
- vary the strength, tone, or pitch of (one's voice)
"we all modulate our voice by hearing it"
- alter the amplitude or frequency of (an electromagnetic wave or other oscillation) in accordance with the variations of a second signal, typically one of a lower frequency
"radio waves are modulated to carry the analogue information of the voice"
- change from one key to another
"the first half of the melody, modulating from E minor to G"
- change from one form or condition into (another)
"the fraught silence would modulate into conciliatory monosyllables"