harmonize

English

Alternative forms

• harmonise (British)

Etymology

From French harmoniser; surface analysis harmony +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑɹmənaɪz/

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)mənaɪz

Verb

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

1. (intransitive) To be in harmonious agreement.
2. (intransitive, music) To play or sing in harmony.
3. (transitive, music) To provide parts to.
4. (transitive) To bring things into harmony, or to make things compatible.
5. (transitive) To provide the harmony for a melody.

Related terms

• harmonization

Translations

to be in harmonious agreement

• Catalan: harmonitzar (ca)
• French: s'accorder (fr)
• Galician: harmonizar
• German: harmonieren (de)
• Korean: 조화시키다 (johwasikida), 화합시키다 (hwahapsikida)
• Ngazidja Comorian: ulingana
• Polish: basować (pl) impf
• Portuguese: ^{(please verify)} harmonizar (pt)
• Russian: гармонировать (ru) (garmonirovatʹ)
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} harmonizar (es)

to play or sing in harmony

• Catalan: harmonitzar (ca)
• German: harmonieren (de)
• Hungarian: harmonizál (hu)
• Irish: armónaigh
• Kazakh: үйлестіру (üilestıru)
• Latin: concino
• Maori: whakaōrua

to bring things into harmony, or to make things compatible

• Armenian: ներդաշնակացնել (nerdašnakacʿnel)
• Bulgarian: хармонизирм (harmonizirm)
• Catalan: harmonitzar (ca)
• Czech: harmonizovat
• Esperanto: akordigi
• French: harmoniser (fr)
• German: harmonisieren (de)
• Japanese: 調和させる (ja) (chōwa saseru)
• Maori: whakaōrua
• Russian: гармонизировать (ru) (garmonizirovatʹ)

to provide the harmony for a melody

• Catalan: harmonitzar (ca)
• German: harmonisieren (de)
• Irish: armónaigh
• Kazakh: үйлестіру (üilestıru)

Anagrams

• Horezmian

Portuguese

Verb

harmonize

1. inflection of harmonizar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative