Can Modulate Be a Verb?

verb (used with object), mod·u·lat·ed, mod·u·lat·ing. to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.

What does modulate mean?

transitive verb. 1 : to tune to a key or pitch. 2 : to adjust to or keep in proper measure or proportion : temper. 3 : to vary the amplitude, frequency, or phase of (a carrier wave or a light wave) for the transmission of information (as by radio) also : to vary the velocity of electrons in an electron beam.

What is the noun form of modulate?

/ˌmɑːdʒəˈleɪʃn/ [countable, uncountable] ​the act of changing the quality of your voice in order to create a particular effect by making it louder, softer, lower, etc.

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