CHROMATICIZE


Meaning of CHROMATICIZE in English

 ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷əˌsīz verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

intransitive verb

: to use in chords and progressions notes that are foreign to a given tonality : use the tones of the chromatic scale

transitive verb

: to make chromatic in harmonic structure

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