har·mo·nize

[hahr-muh-nahyz] verb, har·mo·nized, har·mo·niz·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
2.
Music. to accompany with appropriate harmony.
verb (used without object)
3.
to be in agreement in action, sense, or feeling: Though of different political parties, all the delegates harmonized on civil rights.
4.
to sing in harmony.
Also, especially British, har·mo·nise.


Origin:
1475–85; earlier armonise < Middle French harmoniser. See harmony, -ize

har·mo·niz·a·ble, adjective
har·mo·ni·za·tion, noun
har·mo·niz·er, noun
re·har·mo·nize, verb (used with object), re·har·mo·nized, re·har·mo·niz·ing.
un·har·mo·nize, verb (used with object), un·har·mo·nized, un·har·mo·niz·ing.


1. reconcile, compose. 3. agree, accord.
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harmonize or harmonise (ˈhɑːməˌnaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
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
 
harmonise or harmonise
 
vb
 
'harmonizable or harmonise
 
adj
 
'harmonisable or harmonise
 
adj

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Example sentences
Otherwise, your supreme government cannot harmonize with its executory system.
National and regional regulators around the world do the same, and some
  harmonize such efforts to avoid cross-border conflicts.
Each set of the following house and trim colors are in the same spectrum of
  color, so they will harmonize.
Some songbird couples harmonize to warn rival couples away from their
  territories.
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