Decrease and Modulate

Decrease

Decrease verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.
Usage example: workers decreased the volume of water flowing through the pipes in order to prevent an overflow

Modulate and decrease are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Modulate" instead a verb "Decrease".

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Modulate

Modulate verb - Fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of.
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Synonyms for Modulate

Decrease and modulate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decrease" instead a verb "Modulate".

Nearby Words: modulation, module, modulator, modulating

Common collocations

amount decrease amount modulate amount
volume decrease volume modulate volume
frequency decrease frequency modulate frequency
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