harmonize
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- harmonise (British)
Etymology edit
From French harmoniser. By surface analysis, harmony + -ize.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɑɹmənaɪz/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)mənaɪz
Verb edit
harmonize (third-person singular simple present harmonizes, present participle harmonizing, simple past and past participle harmonized)
- (intransitive) To be in harmonious agreement.
- 1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 11, page 220:
- This explanation of the clan totem harmonizes with the supposed effect of killing one of the totem species.
- (intransitive, music) To play or sing in harmony.
- (transitive, music) To provide parts to.
- (transitive) To bring things into harmony, or to make things compatible.
- (transitive) To provide the harmony for a melody.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
to be in harmonious agreement
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to play or sing in harmony
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to bring things into harmony, or to make things compatible
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to provide the harmony for a melody
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Verb edit
harmonize
- inflection of harmonizar: