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Added 9 October 2026

modulate

/ˈmɒd͡ʒɪleɪt/ verb

Latin root: modulor Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about modulate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Change the key of, in music.
modulate the melody
Vary the pitch of one's speech.
Fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of.
regulate the temperature

Origin

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

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