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modulate vs alter

alter vs modulate

modulate and alter both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
modulate No No Yes No
alter No No Yes No
As verbs, alter is a hypernym of modulate; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than modulate:
  • modulate: vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves)
  • alter: become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
Other hypernyms of modulate include change, vary.
modulate (verb) alter (verb)
adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of remove the ovaries of
fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves) cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
vary the pitch of one's speech insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
change the key of, in music make an alteration to
Difference between modulate and alter

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