ˈhärməˌnīz, ˈhȧm- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Usage: see -ize
Etymology: Middle French harmoniser to bring into harmony, from armonie, harmonie + -iser -ize
intransitive verb
1. : to play or sing in harmony
four small children who have been harmonizing in the next compartment since 6:00 a.m. — Bennett Cerf
2.
a. : to be in accord : correlate
designed to harmonize with normal feeding operations — W.F.Brown b.1903
b. : to become pleasingly related : blend
furnishings and architecture harmonize — Edgar Kaufmann
specifically : to unite in harmony
the tenor and alto parts harmonize
transitive verb
1. : to bring into consonance : relate harmoniously
harmonize the interests of his various properties — J.B.Hedges
2. : to bring into accord : reconcile
harmonize its practices … with its professed ideals — Vera M. Dean
3. : to provide or accompany with harmony (as a melody)
Synonyms: see agree