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modulate

[ moj-uh-leyt ]

verb (used with object)

modulated, modulating.
  1. to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
  2. to alter or adapt (the voice) according to the circumstances, one's listener, etc.

    Synonyms: ,

  3. Music.
    1. to attune to a certain pitch or key.
    2. to vary the volume of (tone).
  4. Telecommunications. to cause the amplitude, frequency, phase, or intensity of (a carrier wave) to vary in accordance with a sound wave or other signal, the frequency of the signal wave usually being very much lower than that of the carrier.


verb (used without object)

modulated, modulating.
  1. Telecommunications.
    1. to modulate a carrier wave.
    2. Citizens Band Radio Slang. to talk; visit:

      Enjoyed modulating with you.

  2. Music. to pass from one key to another:

    to modulate abruptly from A to B flat.

modulate

/ ˈmɒdjʊˌleɪt; ˌmɒdjʊləˈbɪlɪtɪ /

verb

  1. tr to change the tone, pitch, or volume of
  2. tr to adjust or regulate the degree of
  3. music
    1. to subject to or undergo modulation in music
    2. often foll by to to make or become in tune (with a pitch, key, etc)
  4. tr physics electronics to cause to vary by a process of modulation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

modulate

/ ŏə-′ /

  1. To vary the amplitude, frequency, or some other characteristic of a signal or power source.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǻܱپ, adjective
  • modulability, noun
  • ˈǻˌٴǰ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ǻ·····ٲ [moj-, uh, -l, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
  • ǻu·t ǻ···ٴ· [moj, -, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
  • ·ǻu·ٱ verb (used with object) remodulated remodulating
  • ܲ·ǻu·e adjective
  • un·ǻu·t adjective
  • ɱ-ǻu·e adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of modulate1

1550–60; < Latin ǻܱٳܲ (past participle of ǻܱī to regulate (sounds), set to music, play an instrument). See module, -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of modulate1

C16: from Latin ǻܱٳܲ in due measure, melodious, from ǻܱī to regulate, from modus measure
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“It is for sure playing some role in modulating H5N1 disease in humans,” he said, but was unlikely the only factor.

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Oppenheimer modulates the lighting during the scenes from cool to warm and back again, underlining the vacillating feelings they can’t acknowledge outright.

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It's based on the way cellular states including metabolism can be controlled by modulating the activities of enzymes.

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"You no longer have the protection of CO₂ to modulate the iron-hydrogen peroxide reaction."

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Some of these regulatory sequences, called 'enhancers', work like dimmer switches used to modulate the light in our living room.

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