harmonize

English

Alternative forms

harmonise (British)

Etymology

From French harmoniser.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

(intransitive) To be in harmonious agreement.
(intransitive, music) To play or sing in harmony.
(transitive) To bring things into harmony, or to make things compatible.
(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
Portuguese: ^{(please verify)} harmonizar (pt)
Russian: гармонизировать (ru) (garmonizirovatʹ)
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} harmonizar (es)

to play or sing in harmony

Catalan: harmonitzar (ca)
German: harmonieren (de)
Hungarian: harmonizál (hu)

Irish: armónaigh
Latin: concino
Maori: whakaōrua

to bring things into harmony, or to make things compatible

Armenian: ներդաշնակացնել (nerdašnakacʿnel)
Bulgarian: хармонизирм (harmonizirm)
Catalan: harmonitzar (ca)
Esperanto: akordigi

French: harmoniser (fr)
German: harmonisieren (de)
Japanese: 調和させる (ja) (chōwa saseru)
Maori: whakaōrua

to provide the harmony for a melody

Catalan: harmonitzar (ca)
German: harmonisieren (de)

Irish: armónaigh

Anagrams

Horezmian

Portuguese

Verb

harmonize

first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of harmonizar

third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of harmonizar

third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of harmonizar

third-person singular (você) negative imperative of harmonizar