verb
Meaning 1
To be in harmonious agreement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
harmonize
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhɑː.mə.naɪz/
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General-American: /ˈhɑɹ.mə.naɪz/
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)mənaɪz
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verb
Meaning 2
To play or sing in harmony.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To provide parts to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To bring things into harmony, or to make things compatible; to reconcile; juggle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
To provide the harmony for a melody.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 6
bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: harmonise, chord
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
Narrower terms: key
verb
Meaning 7
bring into consonance or accord
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- harmonize one's goals with one's abilities
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: harmonise, reconcile
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: adjust, set, correct
Narrower terms: key
verb
Meaning 8
bring (several things) into consonance or relate harmoniously
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- harmonize the different interests
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: harmonise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: relate
Narrower terms: accommodate, reconcile, conciliate, proportion
verb
Meaning 9
sing or play in harmony
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: harmonise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sing
verb
Meaning 10
write a harmony for
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: harmonise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: compose, write
Narrower terms: reharmonize, reharmonise, realize, realise
verb
Meaning 11
go together
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The colors don't harmonize
- Their ideas concorded
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit in, agree
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
Narrower terms: blend, go, blend in
History
Etymology
From French harmoniser. By surface analysis, harmony + -ize.
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: harmonitzar — to be in harmonious agreement
- Ngazidja Comorian: ulingana — to be in harmonious agreement
- French: s'accorder — to be in harmonious agreement
- Galician: harmonizar — to be in harmonious agreement
- German: harmonieren — to be in harmonious agreement
- Korean: 조화시키다 (johwasikida) — to be in harmonious agreement
- Korean: 화합시키다 (hwahapsikida) — to be in harmonious agreement
- Polish: basować — to be in harmonious agreement
- Russian: гармонировать (garmonirovatʹ) — to be in harmonious agreement
- Catalan: harmonitzar — to play or sing in harmony
- German: harmonieren — to play or sing in harmony
- Hungarian: harmonizál — to play or sing in harmony
- Irish: armónaigh — to play or sing in harmony
- Japanese: ハモる (hamoru) — to play or sing in harmony
- Kazakh: үйлестіру (üilestıru) — to play or sing in harmony
- Latin: concino — to play or sing in harmony
- Māori: whakaōrua — to play or sing in harmony
- Armenian: ներդաշնակացնել (nerdašnakacʻnel) — to bring things into harmony, or to make things compatible
- Bulgarian: хармонизирам (harmoniziram) — to bring things into harmony, or to make things compatible
- Catalan: harmonitzar — to bring things into harmony, or to make things compatible
- Czech: harmonizovat — to bring things into harmony, or to make things compatible
- Esperanto: akordigi — to bring things into harmony, or to make things compatible
- French: harmoniser — to bring things into harmony, or to make things compatible
- German: harmonisieren — to bring things into harmony, or to make things compatible
- Japanese: 調和させる (chōwa saseru) — to bring things into harmony, or to make things compatible
- Māori: whakaōrua — to bring things into harmony, or to make things compatible
- Russian: гармонизировать (garmonizirovatʹ) — to bring things into harmony, or to make things compatible
- Catalan: harmonitzar — to provide the harmony for a melody
- German: harmonisieren — to provide the harmony for a melody
- Irish: armónaigh — to provide the harmony for a melody
- Kazakh: үйлестіру (üilestıru) — to provide the harmony for a melody
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