Meanings
verbdemodulate (third-person singular simple present demodulates, present participle demodulating, simple past and past participle demodulated)
present singular third person demodulates · participle present demodulating · participle past demodulated · past demodulated
- To reverse modulate, undo the effects of modulation.
In a radio transmitter you modulate the carrier wave; in the receiver you demodulate it.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Proto-Indo-European*med-
- Proto-Indo-European*médos
- Proto-Italic*medos
- Latinmodus
- Latinmodulus
- Latinmodulor
- Englishmodulate
- Englishdemodulate
Translations
Catalan desmodular
- desmodularundo the effects of modulation
French démoduler
- démodulerundo the effects of modulation
German demodulieren
- demodulierenundo the effects of modulation
Italian demodulare
- demodulareundo the effects of modulation
Korean 복조하다
- 복조하다 (bokjohada)undo the effects of modulation
Polish demodulować, zdemodulować
- demodulowaćundo the effects of modulation
- zdemodulowaćundo the effects of modulation
Cite this entry
APA
demodulate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demodulate
MLA
“demodulate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demodulate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demodulate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demodulate.
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