melodize

[ mel-uh-dahyz ]

/ ˈmɛl əˌdaɪz /

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.

Words nearby melodize

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

Also especially British, mel·o·dise.

Origin of melodize

First recorded in 1655–65; melod(y) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM melodize

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

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Examples from the Web for melodize

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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