modulate

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verb

1. change the key of, in music
- modulate the melody
• Derivationally related forms:
modulation
• Topics:
music
• Hypernyms:
play, spiel
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They will modulate the duet
2. vary the pitch of one's speech
• Syn:
tone, inflect
• Derivationally related forms:
modulation, inflection (for: inflect), tone (for: tone)
• Hypernyms:
talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
- regulate the temperature
- modulate the pitch
• Syn:
regulate
• Derivationally related forms:
modulation, regulatory (for: regulate), regulator (for: regulate)
• Hypernyms:
adjust, set, correct
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
4. adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of
• Derivationally related forms:
modulation
• Hypernyms:
adjust, set, correct
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
5. vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves)
• Derivationally related forms:
modulation
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, vary
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something