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modulate

verbCommon GRE wordMore M words

to adjust or vary the degree, tone, or intensity of something

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Modulate in a sentence

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A skilled speaker learns to modulate her voice for emphasis.

Synonyms
adjustregulatetempermoderate
Antonyms
intensifyexaggerate

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The new intern was so blank that she completed in two days a backlog her predecessor had let pile up for weeks.

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Modulate (verb) means to adjust or vary the degree, tone, or intensity of something
Here is modulate used in an example sentence: "A skilled speaker learns to modulate her voice for emphasis."
Common synonyms for modulate include adjust, regulate, temper, moderate.
Antonyms of modulate include intensify, exaggerate.
Modulate is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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