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harmonize

har·mo·nize
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahr-muh-nahyz]
    • /ˈhɑr məˌnaɪz/
    • /ˈhɑː.mə.naɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahr-muh-nahyz]
    • /ˈhɑr məˌnaɪz/

Definitions of harmonize word

  • verb with object harmonize to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation. 1
  • verb with object harmonize Music. to accompany with appropriate harmony. 1
  • verb without object harmonize to be in agreement in action, sense, or feeling: Though of different political parties, all the delegates harmonized on civil rights. 1
  • verb without object harmonize to sing in harmony. 1
  • noun harmonize Add notes to (a melody) to produce harmony. 1
  • intransitive verb harmonize music: be in tune 1

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Origin of harmonize

First appearance:

before 1475
One of the 25% oldest English words
1475-85; earlier armonise < Middle French harmoniser. See harmony, -ize

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Parts of speech for Harmonize

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

harmonize popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for harmonize

verb harmonize

  • unify — bring together, unite
  • reconcile — to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: He was reconciled to his fate.
  • cooperate — If you cooperate with someone, you work with them or help them for a particular purpose. You can also say that two people cooperate.
  • integrate — to bring together or incorporate (parts) into a whole.
  • adjust — When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.

Antonyms for harmonize

verb harmonize

  • refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
  • disarrange — to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
  • disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
  • scatter — to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
  • disconnect — SCSI reconnect

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