modulate
modulate Lexical Profile
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• verb
To exert a modifying or controlling influence on something; to regulate or adjust to a proper proportion or degree.
"Certain immune cells help modulate the body's inflammatory response to infection."
To vary the strength, tone, or pitch of one's voice in speech or singing.
"Experienced actors learn to modulate their voices so they can be heard clearly at the back of the theater."
To transition harmonically from one musical key or tonality to another within a composition.
"In the second movement, the symphony smoothly modulates from C minor to E-flat major."
To vary the amplitude, frequency, or phase of a carrier wave or signal in order to transmit data (in electronics and telecommunications).
"An optical transmitter modulates the laser beam to send digital information across fiber-optic cables."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 16th century from the Latin 'modulatus', the past participle of 'modulari' ('to measure rhythmically, regulate, or play an instrument'), derived from 'modulus' ('small measure'), a diminutive of 'modus' ('measure or manner').