harmonize

[ hahr-muh-nahyz ]

/ ˈhɑr məˌnaɪz /

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verb (used with object), har·mo·nized, har·mo·niz·ing.

to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.

Music. to accompany with appropriate harmony.

verb (used without object), har·mo·nized, har·mo·niz·ing.

to be in agreement in action, sense, or feeling: Though of different political parties, all the delegates harmonized on civil rights.

to sing in harmony.

OTHER WORDS FOR harmonize

1 reconcile, compose.

3 agree, accord.

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Also especially British, har·mo·nise .

Origin of harmonize

First recorded in 1475–85; late Middle English, also armonise, from Middle French harmoniser, equivalent to harmonie + -iser, verb suffix; see harmony, -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM harmonize

har·mo·niz·a·ble, adjectivehar·mo·ni·za·tion, nounhar·mo·niz·er, nounre·har·mo·nize, verb (used with object), re·har·mo·nized, re·har·mo·niz·ing.

un·har·mo·nize, verb (used with object), un·har·mo·nized, un·har·mo·niz·ing.

Words nearby harmonize

harmonious, harmonist, harmonistic, harmonium, harmonization, harmonize, harmonizer, harmony, harmost, harmotome, harm's way

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How to use harmonize in a sentence

The platform also boasts a “duet” feature in which users can create a video side-by-side with an existing one, allowing different singers to harmonize.
Sea shanties are here to save us|Travis Andrews|January 13, 2021|Washington Post
It’s important to remember that the GDPR, which was agreed to in 2016 and put into force two years later, was largely intended to harmonize a headache-inducingly fragmented regulatory landscape for companies operating in Europe.
A Facebook case in Belgium could open the floodgates for GDPR privacy suits|David Meyer|January 13, 2021|Fortune
The legal one involves harmonizing human laws with the laws of the Earth.
Humans Have Rights and So Should Nature - Issue 94: Evolving|Grant Wilson|January 6, 2021|Nautilus
The artists’ works harmonize in Adah Rose Gallery’s “The Song of Earth Has Many Different Chords,” which is well served by the venue’s new, larger space in the same building that has long housed it.
In the galleries: Up to his elbows in watery works and lustrous prints|Mark Jenkins|December 18, 2020|Washington Post

A reliable 5G network will require a massively expensive physical buildout, tremendous amounts of electrical power, and a significant amount of what’s called “harmonized mobile spectrum.”
Can You Hear Me Now? (Ep. 406)|Stephen J. Dubner|February 20, 2020|Freakonomics
Political campaigns have yet to harmonize with our Constitution.
Dispatches From the Swing States|The Daily Beast|November 3, 2008|DAILY BEAST
What the ear hears is the fundamental pitch only; the overtones harmonize with the primary or fundamental tone, and enrich it.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
Because of the church's imperfection, none of her procedures harmonize completely, either with one another, or with the truth.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
Let each part of the dress harmonize with all the rest; avoid the extreme of fashion, and let the dress suit you.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
The colors must also be carefully arranged, so as to blend or harmonize with each other.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
Many of these dark colors would harmonize with one another, but would be so dark that they would not be pleasing.
Philippine Mats|Hugo H. Miller

British Dictionary definitions for harmonize

harmonize

harmonise

/ (ˈhɑːməˌnaɪz) /

verb

to make or become harmonious

(tr) music to provide a harmony for (a melody, tune, etc)

(intr) to sing in harmony, as with other singers

to collate parallel narratives

Derived forms of harmonize

harmonizable or harmonisable, adjective

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