Synonyms for modulate
Definitions
- v. 1
To regulate, adjust or adapt. To change the pitch, intensity or tone of one's voice or of a musical instrument.
- v. 2
To regulate, adjust or adapt. 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).
Related words
- Word family
- modulation module modulus
Forms
- Past participle
- modulated
e.g. modulated → inflected, toned, regulated, adjusted…
Example sentences
- tone Did you pick up on that strange tone in his voice?
- inflect Nouns inflect for plural in English.
- adjust Tom tried to adjust the temperature of the shower.
- regulate Cats lick themselves to regulate their temperature.
- tune She belted out tune after tune at the karaoke bar.
By length
- 4 letters
- tone1, tune1
- 5 letters
- adapt2
- 6 letters
- change1, adjust2
- 7 letters
- qualify3, inflect
- 8 letters
- regulate3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (adapt2 = 2 syllables).