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Modulated : adj
1: changed or adjusted to be suitable [ant: unmodulated]
2: altered in volume as well as tone or pitch
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Modulate \Mod"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Modulated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Modulating.] [L. modulatus, p. p. of modulari to
measure, to modulate, fr. modulus a small measure, meter,
melody, dim. of modus. See Mode.]
1. To form, as sound, to a certain key, or to a certain
portion.
2. To vary or inflect in a natural, customary, or musical
manner; as, the organs of speech modulate the voice in
reading or speaking.
Could any person so modulate her voice as to deceive
so many? --Broome.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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