harmonize Definition
har·mo·nize (här′mə nīz′)
intransitive verb -·nized′, -·niz′·ing
- to be in harmony; accord; agree
- to sing in harmony
transitive verb
- to make harmonious; bring into agreement
- to add chords to (a melody) so as to form a harmony
- to arrange into a harmony (sense )
harmonize Related Forms
har′·mo·ni·za′·tion noun
har′·mo·niz′er noun
harmonize Synonyms
harmonize
v.
To render harmonic
blend, arrange, put to harmony, adapt, set, orchestrate, symphonize, tune, sing a duet, play in harmony with, sing in harmony with, make contrapuntal. To accord with one another
correspond, be in harmony with, fit in with, accord, put on an even keel; see agree. See syn. study at agree.
harmonize Usage Examples
Object
- standard: The purpose of this project is to harmonize standards across matrices.
- element: Having collected an army and concentrated his forces, he must blend and harmonize the different elements thereof before pitching his camp.
- approach: The objective, as always at these biennial events, was to share news of good practices and progress, and to harmonize approaches.
- law: We try to harmonize disparate laws, we do not try to replace jurisdictions.
- policy: The Entities have made progress in harmonizing tax policies, including through implementation of a common schedule of tariffs.
- action: In that regard, the efforts of Norway and Canada to harmonize action on the issue was a positive development.
Preposition: with
body: The P.E.S. Power Box tunes in on the nerve endings, harmonizing with the body 's own electrical impulses.
Modifying Another Word
- well: Good fit, harmonized well with the suit I was wearing.
- not: The fundamental facts of mechanics do not harmonize with this view.
- perfectly: With its small, dark red leaves, this hedge harmonizes perfectly with the other colors in this border.
- then: The first and most traditional way is to write out the melody and then harmonize it.
- beautifully: Having said this, the tunes on which both Denny and Matthews appear on, Matthews really raises his game and they harmonize beautifully.
- completely: This pleasure is a kind of pleasure which is completely harmonized.
Browse dictionary entries near harmonize
- ‹ harmonium
- ‹ harmonist
- ‹ harmonious
- ‹ harmonica
- ‹ harmonic series
- ‹ harmonic progression
- ‹ harmonic motion
- ‹ harmonic mean
- ‹ harmonic distortion
- ‹ harmonic analysis
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