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Modulate   /mˈɔdʒjuleɪt/  /mˈɔdʒuleɪt/   Listen
Modulate

verb
(past & past part. modulated; pres. part. modulating)
1.
Change the key of, in music.
2.
Vary the pitch of one's speech.  Synonyms: inflect, tone.
3.
Fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of.  Synonym: regulate.  "Modulate the pitch"
4.
Adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of.
5.
Vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves).






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Words linked to "Modulate" :   regulate, verbalise, correct, speak, talk, adjust, tone, set, music, alter, spiel, utter, vary, inflect, play, verbalize, modulation, change, mouth



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