mŏ-dŭlātē

mŏdŭlor, ātus, 1, v. dep. [modulus], to measure off properly, to measure; to manage properly, to regulate.

In gen. (only post-Aug.):

in modulanda statūs longitudinisque ejus praestantiā,

Gell. 1, 1, 1; cf.:

quanta longinquitas corporis ei mensurae conveniret, modificatus est,

id. ib. fin.:

ita modulante naturā,

Plin. 2, 54, 55, § 142.—

In partic., of singing, speaking, dancing, etc., to measure rhythmically; to modulate; hence, transf., to dance, to represent by dancing; to sing, to play (class.):

ipsa natura, quasi modularetur hominum orationem, in omni verbo posuit acutam vocem,

Cic. Or. 18, 58; cf.:

hominum aures vocem naturā modulantur,

modulate, id. de Or. 3, 48, 185:

insulae, Saliares dictae, quoniam in symphoniae cantu ad ictus modulantium pedum moventur,

Plin. 2, 95, 96, § 209.—

Transf.:

virgines sonum vocis pulsu pedum modulantes incesserunt,

beating time to, accompanying with the dance, Liv. 27, 37 fin.:

(carmina) pastoris Siculi modulabor avenā,

Verg. E. 10, 51:

carmina descripsi, et modulans alterna notavi,

id. ib. 5, 14:

verba fidibus modulanda Latinis,

Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 143:

lyram,

Tib. 3, 4, 39 —Hence, mŏdŭlātus, a, um, Part. and P. a., in pass. signif.

Played upon, made by playing, played.

Of an instrument:

dic Latinum, Barbite, carmen Lesbio primum modulate civi,

Hor. C. 1, 32, 5.—

Of a song, tune, etc., sung:

carmina,

Suet. Aug. 57:

a canticis ad aliorum similitudinem modulatis,

Quint. 9, 2, 35.—

Properly measured, in due measure, in time, melodious, musical ( poet. and in postAug. prose):

ipso modulata dolore Verba fundebat,

Ov. M. 14, 428:

sonus,

Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 81; § 85.— Comp.:

ut moderatiores modulatioresque fierent animi,

more harmonious, Gell. 1, 11, 1:

lingua,

id. 1, 15, 14:

orationem modulatiorem aptioremque reddit,

id. 13, 24, 9.— Sup.:

modulatissimus cantus,

Flor. 2, 7, 15.—Hence, adv.: mŏ-dŭlātē, measuredly, according to measure, in time, melodiously: modulate canentes tibiae, * Cic. N. D. 2, 8, 22:

haec tu quam perite, quam concinne, quam modulate enuntiāsti,

Aus. Ep. 19.— Comp.:

ars modulatius incedendi,

Amm. 16, 5, 10:

verba modulatius collocata,

Gell. 11, 13, 2.