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har·mo·nize

(här′mə-nīz′)

v. har·mo·nized, har·mo·niz·ing, har·mo·niz·es

v.tr.

1. To bring or come into agreement or harmony.

2. Music To provide harmony for (a melody).

v.intr.

1. To be in agreement; be harmonious. See Synonyms at correspond.

2. Music To sing or play in harmony.

har′mo·ni·za′tion (-nĭ-zā′shən) n.

har′mo·niz′er n.

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harmonize

(ˈhɑːməˌnaɪz) or

harmonise

1. to make or become harmonious

2. (Music, other) (tr) music to provide a harmony for (a melody, tune, etc)

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

4. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) to collate parallel narratives

ˈharmoˌnizable, ˈharmoˌnisable adj

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har•mo•nize

(ˈhɑr məˌnaɪz)

v. -nized, -niz•ing. v.t.

1. to bring into harmony or accord: to harmonize one's views with the facts.

2. to accompany with appropriate harmony.

v.i.

3. to be harmonious; be in accord; be congruous.

4. to sing in harmony.

[1475–85; < Middle French harmoniser]

har`mo•ni•za′tion, n.

har′mo•niz`er, n.

harmonize

Past participle: harmonized
Gerund: harmonizing

Imperative
harmonize
harmonize

Present
I harmonize
you harmonize
he/she/it harmonizes
we harmonize
you harmonize
they harmonize

Preterite
I harmonized
you harmonized
he/she/it harmonized
we harmonized
you harmonized
they harmonized

Present Continuous
I am harmonizing
you are harmonizing
he/she/it is harmonizing
we are harmonizing
you are harmonizing
they are harmonizing

Present Perfect
I have harmonized
you have harmonized
he/she/it has harmonized
we have harmonized
you have harmonized
they have harmonized

Past Continuous
I was harmonizing
you were harmonizing
he/she/it was harmonizing
we were harmonizing
you were harmonizing
they were harmonizing

Past Perfect
I had harmonized
you had harmonized
he/she/it had harmonized
we had harmonized
you had harmonized
they had harmonized

Future
I will harmonize
you will harmonize
he/she/it will harmonize
we will harmonize
you will harmonize
they will harmonize

Future Perfect
I will have harmonized
you will have harmonized
he/she/it will have harmonized
we will have harmonized
you will have harmonized
they will have harmonized

Future Continuous
I will be harmonizing
you will be harmonizing
he/she/it will be harmonizing
we will be harmonizing
you will be harmonizing
they will be harmonizing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been harmonizing
you have been harmonizing
he/she/it has been harmonizing
we have been harmonizing
you have been harmonizing
they have been harmonizing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been harmonizing
you will have been harmonizing
he/she/it will have been harmonizing
we will have been harmonizing
you will have been harmonizing
they will have been harmonizing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been harmonizing
you had been harmonizing
he/she/it had been harmonizing
we had been harmonizing
you had been harmonizing
they had been harmonizing

Conditional
I would harmonize
you would harmonize
he/she/it would harmonize
we would harmonize
you would harmonize
they would harmonize

Past Conditional
I would have harmonized
you would have harmonized
he/she/it would have harmonized
we would have harmonized
you would have harmonized
they would have harmonized

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Verb	1.	harmonize - go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" accord, concord, fit in, harmonise, consort, agree correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" blend in, blend, go - blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs"
	2.	harmonize - write a harmony for harmonise euphony, music - any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds; "he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes" compose, write - write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies" reharmonise, reharmonize - provide with a different harmony; "reharmonize the melody" realise, realize - expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass
	3.	harmonize - sing or play in harmony harmonise music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" music - (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds) music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner sing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"
	4.	harmonize - bring (several things) into consonance or relate harmoniously; "harmonize the different interests" harmonise reconcile, conciliate, accommodate - make (one thing) compatible with (another); "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories" proportion - give pleasant proportions to; "harmonize a building with those surrounding it" relate - have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"
	5.	harmonize - bring into consonance or accord; "harmonize one's goals with one's abilities" reconcile, harmonise adjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" key - harmonize with or adjust to; "key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude"
	6.	harmonize - bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing chord, harmonise music - (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds) alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" key - regulate the musical pitch of

harmonize

verb match, accord, suit, blend, correspond, tally, chime, coordinate, go together, tone in, cohere, attune, be of one mind, be in unison The music had to harmonize with the seasons.

1. coordinate, match, agree, blend, tally, reconcile, attune members have progressed towards harmonizing their economies

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harmonize

verb

1. To bring into accord:

accommodate, attune, conform, coordinate, integrate, proportion, reconcile, tune.

2. To combine and adapt in order to attain a particular effect:

arrange, blend, coordinate, integrate, orchestrate, synthesize, unify.

3. To come to an understanding or to terms:

accord, agree, coincide, concur, get together.

4. To be compatible or in correspondence:

accord, agree, check, chime, comport with, conform, consist, correspond, fit, match, square, tally.

Informal: jibe.

Archaic: quadrate.

5. To live or act together in harmony:

get along, get on.

Informal: cotton.

Idiom: hit it off.

Translations

harmonizovathrát libozvučněladitzpívat

harmonereharmonisere

εναρμονίζω

chanter harmoniser

harmonizálösszehangol

raddsetja; samstillasamræmavera samstilltur/samtaka

armonizzare accordarsi

harmonizovaťhrať/spievať ľubozvučne

ahenkle söylemek/çalmakarmonize etmekuymak

harmonize

[ˈhɑːmənaɪz] VT & VI → armonizar (with con)

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harmonize

[ˈhɑː^rmənaɪz] harmonise (British)

vt [+ policies, standards] → harmoniser
to harmonize sth with sth, to harmonize sth and sth → harmoniser qch à qch, harmoniser qch avec qch

(= go well together) [colours, sounds] → s'harmoniser; [ideas, tastes] → concorder
to harmonize with sth [+ colours] → s'harmoniser à qch, s'harmoniser avec qch; [+ opinion, view] → s'accorder avec qch

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harmonize

vt (Mus, fig) → harmonisieren; ideas etc → miteinander in Einklang bringen; plans, colours → aufeinander abstimmen (→ sth with sth etw auf etw acc)

(notes, colours, people etc) → harmonieren; (facts) → übereinstimmen

(= sing in harmony) → mehrstimmig singen

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harmonize

[ˈhɑːməˌnaɪz]

1. vt (Mus) → armonizzare; (colours) → intonare, armonizzare

2. vi (Mus) → armonizzare
to harmonize (with) (colours) → armonizzarsi con, intonarsi (a)

harmony

(ˈhaːməni) – plural ˈharmonies – noun

1. (of musical sounds, colours etc) (the state of forming) a pleasing combination. The singers sang in harmony.

2. the agreement of people's feelings, opinions etc. Few married couples live in perfect harmony.

harˈmonic (-ˈmo-) adjective

of, or concerned with, especially musical harmony.

harˈmonious (-ˈməu-) adjective

1. pleasant-sounding. a harmonious melody.

2. pleasant to the eye. a harmonious colour scheme.

3. without disagreement or bad feeling. a harmonious relationship.

harˈmoniously adverb

harˈmoniousness noun

ˈharmonize, ˈharmonise verb

1. to sing or play musical instruments in harmony.

2. to add different parts to (a melody) to form harmonies.

3. to (cause to) be in harmony or agreement. The colours in this room harmonize nicely.

harmoniˈzation, harmoniˈsation noun

harmonize

v. armonizar; [relations] llevarse bien.

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This book has grown out of an attempt to harmonize two different tendencies, one in psychology, the other in physics, with both of which I find myself in sympathy, although at first sight they might seem inconsistent.

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Having collected an army and concentrated his forces, he must blend and harmonize the different elements thereof before pitching his camp.

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I felt that to bring out its deeper significance which was quite apparent to me, something other, something more was required; a leading motive that would harmonize all these violent noises, and a point of view that would put all that elemental fury into its proper place.

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It must in truth be acknowledged that, however these may differ in other respects, they in general appear to harmonize in this sentiment, at least, that there are material imperfections in our national system, and that something is necessary to be done to rescue us from impending anarchy.

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I only thought of walking, that the action of my muscles might harmonize with the action of my nerves; and walk I did, fast and far.

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Has Clara wandered away out of hearing of the music that she loves--the music that harmonizes so subtly with the tender beauty of the night?

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