The Only Use of
modulate
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- He spoke this with a voice so modulated to the different feelings expressed in his speech, with an eye so full of lofty design and heroism, that can you wonder that these men were moved?†
p. 218.1modulated = regulated
Definition:
to regulate or make something less severe
or:
alter the pitch of one's voice; or other things such as the sound of a musical instrument or the characteristics of electromagnetic waves
or:
alter the pitch of one's voice; or other things such as the sound of a musical instrument or the characteristics of electromagnetic waves