harmonize

especially British, har·mo·nise

[hahr-muh-nahyz]

verb (used with object)

harmonized, harmonizing 

1. to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement.

   to harmonize one's views with the new situation.

   Synonyms: compose, reconcile

2. Music.,  to accompany with appropriate harmony.

verb (used without object)

harmonized, harmonizing 

1. to be in agreement in action, sense, or feeling.

   Though of different political parties, all the delegates harmonized on civil rights.

   Synonyms: accord, agree

2. to sing in harmony.

harmonize

/ ˈhɑːməˌnaɪz /

verb

1. to make or become harmonious

2. (tr) music to provide a harmony for (a melody, tune, etc)

3. (intr) to sing in harmony, as with other singers

4. to collate parallel narratives

Other Word Forms

• harmonizable adjective
• harmonization noun
• harmonizer noun
• reharmonize verb (used with object)
• unharmonize verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of harmonize¹

First recorded in 1475–85; late Middle English, also armonise, from Middle French harmoniser, equivalent to harmonie + -iser, verb suffix; harmony, -ize

Example Sentences

Then they all lock in for a closely harmonized rendition of the song so pretty there’s something almost spooky about it.

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Orff wrote the piece in Germany during the Nazi regime, and it was very popular with the Nazis — harmonizing uncomfortably well with their testosterone-fueled propaganda.

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She harmonizes while he sketches out a new song called “Blowin’ in the Wind.”

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“We fight through the dark together / our future is bright,” they harmonize, keeping their backs as straight as a church choir.

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In “Luther” she harmonizes with Lamar about selfless love and, in the album’s closing track “Gloria,” she adds moving vocals to the rapper’s ode to writing.

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Related Words

• adjust 
• cooperate 
• coordinate 
• correspond 
• integrate 
• match 
• reconcile 
• unify