modulate
verb (used with object)
to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
modulates
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present tense formof modulate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Incyte said the acquisition includes Vega’s lead candidate VGA039, which modulates Protein S to improve hemostasis, potentially improving the body’s ability to control bleeding in numerous bleeding disorders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
Oppenheimer modulates the lighting during the scenes from cool to warm and back again, underlining the vacillating feelings they can’t acknowledge outright.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2024
The CD300f receptor is a protein expressed by immune system cells that modulates cell metabolism and inflammation.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 2023
She looked up the meaning, “and I was like” — here the rapper notorious for her purring timbre modulates her voice to a humble higher pitch — “thank you.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
The EEG recording is simply fed into a gadget that modulates a carrier wave.
From The Electronic Mind Reader by John Blaine
