modulate-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: Change the key, pitch, tone, or volume of, likely for aesthetic reasons.

Examples:
The composer modulates the melody on the third page.
The chords modulate cleanly.
She modulated the volume of her voice to correspond to the size of
the space.
He modulated his voice to be more feminine during the show.

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: modulate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 4

Sense Number 2: Fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; vary the frequency or amplitude of .

Commentary:
NOTE: Adjustments are not made for musical or aesthetic reasons.

Examples:
The crew modulated the temperature of the classrooms.
They modulated the frequency of the waves.
We have to modulate the timing to incorporate subject error.

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 5