melodize

[ mel-uh-dahyz ]

verb (used with object),mel·o·dized, mel·o·diz·ing.
  1. to make melodious.

verb (used without object),mel·o·dized, mel·o·diz·ing.
  1. to make melody.

  2. to blend melodiously.

Origin of melodize

1
First recorded in 1655–65; melod(y) + -ize
  • Also especially British, mel·o·dise .

Other words from melodize

  • mel·o·diz·er, noun
  • un·mel·o·dized, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for melodize

melodize

melodise

/ (ˈmɛləˌdaɪz) /


verb
  1. (tr) to provide with a melody

  2. (tr) to make melodious

  1. (intr) to sing or play melodies

Derived forms of melodize

  • melodizer or melodiser, noun

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