"modulative" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From modulate + -ive.",
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    {
      "form": "more modulative",
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    },
    {
      "form": "most modulative",
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        "superlative"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "immunomodulative"
        },
        {
          "word": "neuromodulative"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "Causing or relating to modulation."
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        [
          "modulation",
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  "word": "modulative"
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    {
      "word": "immunomodulative"
    },
    {
      "word": "neuromodulative"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From modulate + -ive.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more modulative",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most modulative",
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        "superlative"
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  "pos": "adj",
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      "glosses": [
        "Causing or relating to modulation."
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