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modulate

/ˈmɑ.d͡ʒəˌleɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
mod-u-late
IPA
/ˈmɑ.d͡ʒəˌleɪt/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To regulate, adjust or adapt.

Transitive verb

verb

To regulate, adjust or adapt.

Transitive verb

verb

To regulate, adjust or adapt.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmɑ.d͡ʒəˌleɪt/
  • British English: /ˈmɒd͡ʒɪleɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

modulates (present, singular) modulating (participle, present) modulated (participle, past) modulated (past)

Derived Forms

AM angiomodulating chronomodulated comodulate downmodulate FM immunomodulate immunomodulating intermodulate modulatable modulation modulative

Phrases

amplitude modulation down-modulate frequency modulation phase modulation

Frequently Paired Words

demodulate modem modulation modulator module modulus

Synonyms

regulate tone inflect

Questions

How do you pronounce modulate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑ.d͡ʒəˌleɪt/.
What does modulate mean?
To regulate, adjust or adapt.
Where does modulate come from?
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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