Translate modulate | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of modulate
verb
[with object] exert a modifying or controlling influence on:the state attempts to modulate private business’s cash flow vary the strength, tone, or pitch of (one’s voice):we all modulate our voice by hearing it alter the amplitude or frequency of (an electromagnetic wave or other oscillation) in accordance with the variations of a second signal, typically one of a lower frequency:radio waves are modulated to carry the analog information of the voice [no object] Music change from one key to another:the first half of the melody, modulating from E minor to G [no object] (
modulate into)
change from one form or condition into (another):ideals and opinions are not modulated into authoritative journalese
