harmonize

[hahr-muh-nahyz]

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.

Also especially British, har·mo·nise.

Origin of harmonize

1475–85; earlier armonise < Middle French harmoniser. See harmony, -ize

Related formshar·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.

Synonyms for harmonize

1. reconcile, compose. 3. agree, accord.

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Historical Examples of harmonizer

Lincoln's whole nature inclined him to be a harmonizer of conflicting parties, rather than a committed combatant on either side.
Men of Our Times
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Theosophy, as a harmonizer of faiths, is not likely to accomplish much that will be permanently good.
India, Its Life and Thought
John P. Jones
It is now extolled by its members as "the cement of faiths," "the harmonizer of religions."
India, Its Life and Thought
John P. Jones

British Dictionary definitions for harmonizer

harmonizer

harmoniser

noun music

a person skilled in the theory of composition of harmony

a device that electronically duplicates a signal at a different pitch or different pitches

harmonize

harmonise

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 Formsharmonizable or harmonisable, adjective

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Word Origin and History for harmonizer

harmonize

late 15c., "play or sing in harmony," from French harmoniser (15c.), from Old French harmonie (see harmony). Meaning "be in harmony" is from 1620s; that of "bring into agreement" is from 1727. Related: Harmonized; harmonizing.