harmonize

• harmonise (non-Oxford British English)

From French harmoniser. By surface analysis, harmony +‎ -ize.

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

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)mənaɪz

harmonize (third-person singular simple present harmonizes, present participle harmonizing, simple past and past participle harmonized) (American spelling, Oxford British English)

1. (intransitive) To be in harmonious agreement.
   • 1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 11, page 220:

     This explanation of the clan totem harmonizes with the supposed effect of killing one of the totem species.

   • 1986 February 15, John Cronin, “More To It Than Homophobia”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 31, page 5:

     Late-night disruptions from the previous club repeatedly plagued the neighborhood. Mindful of this experience, we have been anxious to facilitate a new use for the building which would harmonize with the residential character of the area.

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; to reconcile; juggle.
5. (transitive) To provide the harmony for a melody.

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harmonize

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