melodize

[ mel-uh-dahyz ]

/ ˈmɛl əˌdaɪz /

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verb (used with object), mel·o·dized, mel·o·diz·ing.

to make melodious.

verb (used without object), mel·o·dized, mel·o·diz·ing.

to make melody.

to blend melodiously.

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Also especially British, mel·o·dise .

Origin of melodize

First recorded in1655–65; melod(y) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM melodize

mel·o·diz·er, nounun·mel·o·dized, adjective

Words nearby melodize

melodics, Melodie, melodion, melodious, melodist, melodize, melodrama, melodramatic, melodramatize, melody, meloid

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How to use melodize in a sentence

He only is a painter who can melodize and harmonize hue—if he fail in this, he is no member of the brotherhood.
On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2)|John Ruskin

British Dictionary definitions for melodize

melodize

melodise

/ (ˈmɛləˌdaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to provide with a melody

(tr) to make melodious

(intr) to sing or play melodies

Derived forms of melodize

melodizer or melodiser, noun

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