modulate
[verb]
Synonyms: adjust, attune, balance, regulate, tune, vary

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mod‧u‧late /ˈmɒdjəleɪt, ˈmɒdjʊleɪt $ ˈmɑːdʒə-/ verb
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of modulari 'to play, sing', from modulus; ⇒ module]

1. [transitive] formal to change the sound of your voice

2. [transitive] to change a process or activity to make it more controlled, slower, less strong etc:
These drugs modulate the disease process.

3. [intransitive + from/to] technical to move from one key to another in a piece of music using a series of related chords

4. [transitive] technical to change the form of a radio signal so that it can be broadcast more effectively
—modulation /ˌmɒdjəˈleɪʃən, ˌmɒdjʊˈleɪʃən $ ˌmɑːdʒə-/ noun [uncountable and countable]

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