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overmodulate

overmodulate verb: to modulate too much.

Verb

overmodulate (third-person singular simple present overmodulates, present participle overmodulating, simple past and past participle overmodulated)

  1. (transitive) To modulate too much.
    • Perhaps that’s why the first and title song of “Some Loud Thunder” is distorted to become nearly unlistenable, and the next track, “Emily Jean Stock,” is wrecked by overmodulated drums.2007 January 29, Jon Pareles, “New CDs”, in New York Times

Forms of overmodulate

third-person singular presentovermodulates
present participleovermodulating
past participleovermodulated
pastovermodulated

Origin of overmodulate

From over- + modulate.

Questions about overmodulate

What does overmodulate mean?
Overmodulate means to modulate too much.
What part of speech is overmodulate?
Overmodulate is a verb.
What is the past tense of overmodulate?
The past tense of overmodulate is overmodulated.

Words near overmodulate in the dictionary

  1. overmodifications
  2. overmodified
  3. overmodifies
  4. overmodify
  5. overmodifying
  6. overmodulate
  7. overmodulated
  8. overmodulates
  9. overmodulating
  10. overmodulation
  11. overmoist

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