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modulate
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
modulates; modulated; modulating
modulates; modulated; modulating
Learner's definition of MODULATE
1
[+ object] formal : to change the sound of (your voice) by making it quieter, higher, lower, etc.改变嗓音；调整说话声音
- Please modulate [=soften, tone down] your voice.请轻声说话。
- Because she doesn't modulate her voice, she sounds the same when she's excited as when she's sad.她兴奋时和悲伤时的声音听起来一样，因为她不变化嗓音。
2
[no object] music : to move gradually from one key to another变调；转调
- The music quickly modulates from its original key, changing the mood of the song.音乐很快变调，改变了曲子的气氛。
3
[+ object] : to change or adjust (something) so that it exists in a balanced or proper amount调节；调控
- These organs modulate [=regulate] the amount of salt in the body.这些器官可调节体内的盐量。
modulate
verb
mod·u·late ˈmä-jə-ˌlāt 
modulated; modulating
Example Sentences
Because she doesn't modulate her voice, she sounds the same when she's excited as when she's sad. The music quickly modulates from its original key, changing the mood of the song.
Recent Examples on the Web For example, something like epigenetic regulation (chemical changes to DNA) can easily modulate genes to be expressed at varying levels, rather than simply on or off. 
Wired, 13 Aug. 2022 Sassos says that given its probiotic-rich nature, kefir has been shown to support a healthy immune system and even modulate the immune system to suppress viral infections. Valerie Agyeman, Good Housekeeping, 20 July 2022 On a couple of laps around my favorite section of curving roads, the steering was precise and brakes were very easy to modulate. Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 16 May 2022 Additionally, fluctuating levels of testosterone, estrogens and progesterone can modulate brain function in adults. Debra A. Bangasser, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2016 On the other hand, when government activities inject more jobs into the economy, inflation may modulate as capital flows more normally through economic pipelines. Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Nearly everyone is irritable and irritating, but Reijn and her actors modulate skillfully enough. Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022 For personnel managers who want to do right by their workers while protecting their companies’ bottom lines, figuring out how to modulate part-time and full-time payrolls can be an onerous task. Daniel Altman, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 But, around town, the EV’s performance is far easier to summon and modulate. Dan Neil, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022 See More
Wired, 13 Aug. 2022 Sassos says that given its probiotic-rich nature, kefir has been shown to support a healthy immune system and even modulate the immune system to suppress viral infections. Valerie Agyeman, Good Housekeeping, 20 July 2022 On a couple of laps around my favorite section of curving roads, the steering was precise and brakes were very easy to modulate. Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 16 May 2022 Additionally, fluctuating levels of testosterone, estrogens and progesterone can modulate brain function in adults. Debra A. Bangasser, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2016 On the other hand, when government activities inject more jobs into the economy, inflation may modulate as capital flows more normally through economic pipelines. Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Nearly everyone is irritable and irritating, but Reijn and her actors modulate skillfully enough. Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022 For personnel managers who want to do right by their workers while protecting their companies’ bottom lines, figuring out how to modulate part-time and full-time payrolls can be an onerous task. Daniel Altman, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 But, around town, the EV’s performance is far easier to summon and modulate. Dan Neil, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin modulatus, past participle of modulari to play, sing, from modulus small measure, rhythm, diminutive of modus measure — more at mete
First Known Use
1615, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
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