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Dictionary: har·mo·nize   (här'mə-nīz') pronunciation

v., -nized, -niz·ing, -niz·es.

v.tr.
  1. To bring or come into agreement or harmony. See synonyms at agree.
  2. Music. To provide harmony for (a melody).
v.intr.
  1. To be in agreement; be harmonious.
  2. Music. To sing or play in harmony.
harmonization har'mo·ni·za'tion (-nĭ-zā'shən) n.
harmonizer har'mo·niz'er n.

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verb

  1. To bring into accord: accommodate, attune, conform, coordinate, integrate, proportion, reconcile, tune. See agree/disagree.
  2. To combine and adapt in order to attain a particular effect: arrange, blend, coordinate, integrate, orchestrate, synthesize, unify. See beautiful/ugly.
  3. To come to an understanding or to terms: accord, agree, coincide, concur, get together. See agree/disagree.
  4. To be compatible or in correspondence: accord, agree, check, chime, comport with, conform, consist, correspond, fit1, match, square, tally. Informal jibe1. Archaic quadrate. See agree/disagree.
  5. To live or act together in harmony: get along, get on. Informal cotton. Idioms: hit it off. See agree/disagree.

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v

Definition: correspond, match
Antonyms: clash, disagree, fight


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To sing or play an instrument so that it forms a pleasing arrangement of notes or fits together well.

pronunciation Let us say what we feel, and feel what we say; let speech harmonize with life. — Seneca (4 BC-65 AD)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - samordne, harmonisere, gøre harmonisk, koordinere
v. intr. - synge i harmoni, harmonere med, stemme overens med

Nederlands (Dutch)
harmoniseren, harmoniëren (samenklinken), in overeenstemming brengen

Français (French)
v. tr. - harmoniser
v. intr. - s'accorder (avec), (fig) se marier (avec), (Mus) jouer en harmonie (avec), chanter en harmonie (avec), être en harmonie (avec) (note, son)

Deutsch (German)
v. - harmonisieren, in Einklang bringen, harmonieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (μουσ.) εναρμονίζω, μελοποιώ, συμφωνώ, (μτφ.) εναρμονίζω/-ομαι, (συν)ταιριάζω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
armonizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - harmonizar, conciliar

Русский (Russian)
согласовывать, гармонировать, жить в дружбе и согласии

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - armonizar
v. intr. - armonizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - harmoniera, sjunga flerstämmigt, harmonisera (mus.), bringa i samklang

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使协调, 以和声唱, 使和谐, 协调, 和谐

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使協調, 以和聲唱, 使和諧
v. intr. - 協調, 和諧, 以和聲唱

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 조화시키다, 화음을 가하다
v. intr. - 조화하다, 일치하다, 합창하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 調和させる, 調和する, ハーモニーを付ける, 和合させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يغني أو يعزف بطريقه إيقاعيه, يتوافق أو ينسجم مع, يوفق بين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮מיזג יפה, הביא להרמוניה או להסכמה, פישר, התאים, יצר מכלול נעים או עקבי‬
v. intr. - ‮התמזג יפה, התאים‬


 
 
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