HARMONIZE

harmonize, harmonise, chord

(verb) bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing

harmonize, harmonise, reconcile

(verb) bring into consonance or accord; “harmonize one’s goals with one’s abilities”

harmonize, harmonise

(verb) bring (several things) into consonance or relate harmoniously; “harmonize the different interests”

harmonize, harmonise

(verb) sing or play in harmony

harmonize, harmonise

(verb) write a harmony for

harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit in, agree

(verb) go together; “The colors don’t harmonize”; “Their ideas concorded”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

harmonize (third-person singular simple present harmonizes, present participle harmonizing, simple past and past participle harmonized)

(intransitive) To be in harmonious agreement.

(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.

Anagrams

• Horezmian

Source: Wiktionary


Har"mo*nize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Harmonized; p. pr. & vb. n. Harmonizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. harmoniser. ]

1. To agree in action, adaptation, or effect on the mind; to agree in sense or purport; as, the parts of a mechanism harmonize.

2. To be in peace and friendship, as individuals, families, or public organizations.

3. To agree in vocal or musical effect; to form a concord; as, the tones harmonize perfectly.

Har"mo*nize, v. t.

1. To adjust in fit proportions; to cause to agree; to show the agreement of; to reconcile the apparent contradiction of.

2. (Mus.)

Definition: To accompany with harmony; to provide with parts, as an air, or melody.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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