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Verb
S:
(v)
modulate
(change the key of, in music)
"modulate the melody"
S:
(v)
tone
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inflect
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modulate
(vary the pitch of one's speech)
S:
(v)
regulate
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modulate
(fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of)
"regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch"
S:
(v)
modulate
(adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of)
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S:
(v)
modulate
(vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves))