modulate
/ˈmɑ.d͡ʒəˌleɪt/ verb C2- To change the pitch, intensity or tone of one's voice or of a musical instrument.
- To vary the amplitude, frequency or phase of a carrier wave in proportion to the amplitude etc of a source wave (such as speech or music).
- To move from one key or tonality to another, especially by using a chord progression.
He/she/it modulates · Past modulated · Past participle modulated · -ing form modulating
Verb forms
- Base form
- modulate
- He/she/it
- modulates
- Past
- modulated
- Past participle
- modulated
- -ing form
- modulating
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