modulate (v.)

  1. change the key of, in music; modulate the melody'

  2. vary the pitch of ones speech

    [ Syn: tone , inflect ]

  3. fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; regulate the temperature; modulate the pitch

    [ Syn: regulate ]

  4. adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of

  5. vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves)

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