mod ‧ u ‧ late /ˈmɒdjəleɪt, ˈmɒdjʊleɪt $ ˈmɑːdʒə-/ BrE AmE 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 ↑ chord s
4 . [transitive] technical to change the form of a radio signal so that it can be broadcast more effectively
—modulation /ˌmɒdjəˈleɪʃ ə n, ˌmɒdjʊˈleɪʃ ə n $ ˌmɑːdʒə-/ noun [uncountable and countable]