modulate

Meaning

1. (transitive) To regulate, adjust or adapt
2. (transitive) To regulate, adjust or adapt
3. (intransitive, transitive) To regulate, adjust or adapt

Synonyms

inflect

regulate

tone

change

adjust

modify

mollify

regularize

temper

adapt

tune

arrange

control

delta modulation

moderate

modulation

Translations

moduler

modular

modular

modular

modulare

modulieren

regolare

moduleren

abstimmen

changer

geçiş

anpassen

régler

αλλοιώνω

hafifleme

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɑː.d͡ʒə.ˌleɪt/

Etymology

From Latin modulor (“to measure, regulate, modulate”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from modulus (“measure”); see modulus. Compare module. By surface analysis, modul(e) + -ate.