"overmodulate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overmodulates [present, singular, third-person], overmodulating [participle, present], overmodulated [participle, past], overmodulated [past]
Etymology: over- + modulate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|modulate}} over- + modulate Head templates: {{en-verb}} overmodulate (third-person singular simple present overmodulates, present participle overmodulating, simple past and past participle overmodulated)
  1. (transitive) To modulate too much. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overmodulate-en-verb-u2ife1Wc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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