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Webster 1913 Edition


Harmonize

Har′mo-nize

(här′mō̍-nīz)
,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Harmonized
(-nīzd)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Harmonizing
(-nī′zĭng)
.]
[Cf. F.
harmoniser
. ]
1.
To agree in action, adaptation, or effect on the mind; to agree in sense or purport;
as, the parts of a mechanism
harmonize
.
2.
To be in peace and friendship, as individuals, families, or public organizations.
3.
To agree in vocal or musical effect; to form a concord;
as, the tones
harmonize
perfectly
.

Har′mo-nize

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To adjust in fit proportions; to cause to agree; to show the agreement of; to reconcile the apparent contradiction of.
2.
(Mus.)
To accompany with harmony; to provide with parts, as an air, or melody.

Webster 1828 Edition


Harmonize

H`ARMONIZE

,
Verb.
I.
To be in concord; to agree in sounds.
1.
To agree; to be in peace and friendship; as individuals or families.
2.
To agree in sense or purport; as, the arguments harmonize; the facts stated by different witnesses harmonize.

H`ARMONIZE

,
Verb.
T.
To adjust in fit proportions; to cause to agree.
1.
To make musical; to combine according to the laws of counterpoint.

Definition 2024


harmonize

harmonize

English

Alternative forms

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) To bring things into harmony, or to make things compatible.
  4. (transitive) To provide the harmony for a melody.

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Portuguese

Verb

harmonize

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of harmonizar
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of harmonizar
  3. first-person singular imperative of harmonizar
  4. third-person singular imperative of harmonizar