Definition of harmonize in English:

harmonize

(British harmonise)

verb ˈhɑːmənʌɪzˈhɑrməˌnaɪz

[with object]

1Add notes to (a melody) to produce harmony.
给（曲调）配和声
we harmonize a scale using only the notes from that particular key
Example sentencesExamples
- The song lays out a physical funk beat, interlaying a richly harmonized chorus with Pharrell Williams' saucy rap.
- She wrote the tune and harmonized the first verse of ‘To Echo.’
- It was to Bach's advantage that this chorale was harmonised at the end of Cantata 60 (a dialogue between Hope and Fear commented on by Christ) with a daring remarkable even for Bach.
- At the next lesson Milhaud essentially approved the work after a few comments and suggestions, then requested that Trimble harmonize the melody for the next lesson.
- Ken and Percy Muller used to harmonise the song about the municipal nightcart way back in the '50s and '60s.
- They broke into ‘their song’ which was very badly harmonised.
- He rounded the corner and a trio of violins began to harmonize a classical tune.
- I work on polishing it and harmonising it, but the melodies just are there, they just sort of pop in to my mind.
- Many folk songs have been harmonized or used in compositions by modern composers.
- Although it was a nice change musically that less of the choruses were harmonized, to be honest, this change made the group lose a lot of what made them unique.
- Theodorakis spent his childhood on the island of Kefalonia, where there was a local tradition of harmonising the melodies of the orthodox liturgy.
- Through active listening and discovery, they learn how to harmonize melodic patterns.
- If Insomnia was indeed his creation, he deserves recognition for assembling and harmonizing its separate parts.
- From the untamed poetry of D's seemingly unscripted rants, or the simplistic shower-ditties that he haphazardly harmonizes throughout, I can't help but feel this.
- I danced with Danny and harmonized Jack Johnson songs with Lucy, who had showed up late with her kid brother.
- I suspect that many more organ chorales were accompaniments for hymn-singing than we now appreciate: hymn books with melody were rare, and somehow the organist had to play and harmonise the tune.
- These melodies were harmonized accordingly and subsequently subjected to extensive thematic development in the paradigm of Western-European nineteenth-century compositional procedures.
- Those Antipodeans had the same understanding of rhythmic lyrics, chord progressions and harmonising melodies as Ezio.
- So I stepped back from it and thought, how would someone like Stravinsky harmonize this?
- For instance, the second bar of the opening phrase is harmonised with a single D minor chord, while all the other versions have a first-inversion dominant chord on the second beat at that point.
1. 1.1no object Sing or play in harmony.
  和谐地唱；和谐地演奏
  Example sentencesExamples
  A lone tenor's voice began to sing, harmonizing with the women in their hymns.
  Born in Galveston, Texas, he was a young boy when his mother taught him how to sing and harmonize.
  The thumping, Morse code like bass-line harmonizes with the psychedelic guitars flawlessly to provide the right atmosphere to let loose and have a good time.
  When not harmonizing in delicately woven, acoustic guitar-based balladry, Rogue's vocals levitate above pedal steel, Moog and upright bass.
  They harmonized beautifully when singing ‘Bosom Buddies‘.
  They will teach aspiring entertainers how to sing, harmonize and to work with other people toward putting on a concert in a single day.
  Black Horse And The Cherry Tree was better still, Tunstall harmonising with herself with relish.
  Singing in the bath is less fun if there is a cat sat outside the bathroom door, harmonising with you.
  He started singing Broken, and she harmonized, then they switched parts as the song progressed.
  She had just been going to support her sister but Jo immediately sang a lower part, harmonising.
  Tom Petty harmonizes to great effect on the latter, and Springsteen unleashes his most jaw-droppingly savage lead guitar on the former.
  Guitars jangling and voices harmonizing, they playfully exchange jabs like two prize fighters sizing each other up, but afraid to commit to the first blow.
  They were singing a well-known song and were really good, harmonizing and everything.
  We harmonize together, singing, ‘If ever I had a friend, you've been that friend to me.’
  It sounded like a million angels singing, their voices harmonizing together.
  The singers simply could not sing, much less harmonize, and not once on the entire record did the drummer manage to bang a drum on beat.
  Mark's brassy, bass howl countered Raine's and they harmonized as they sang.
  ‘Getting a female voice in there and harmonizing, that is stuff we have never done,’ Mullane says.
  Rather than singing lyrics, they simply harmonize in tones that seem to alternate between accompanying and leading the music.
  My mom would sing to us in Spanish and have us harmonise.
2no object Produce a pleasing visual combination.
（在视觉上）协调，产生和谐效果
steeply pitched roofs which harmonize with the form of the main roof
与主屋顶的外形协调一致的陡斜屋顶。
Example sentencesExamples
- The president said it was significant that this substation had been built to harmonize with its natural surroundings, in contrast with other functional structures that have clashed with the landscape.
- The installations were not barrier-like, but seemed to exist primarily to subtly harmonize with the architecture of the gallery.
- A wooden kitchen chair that no longer matches can easily be spray-painted in a color that will harmonize with the new tablecloth and drapes.
- Make sure they grow shorter than the anchor plant, share its cultural requirements, and harmonize with its colors and textures.
- Below ground and inside, in architectural terms, while slickly postmodern in its use of form and materials, the building harmonises perfectly with its surroundings.
- Only when the sky started opening up did the water change, smoothing out and harmonizing in blue hues.
- But don't stop there; remember that any lighting fixtures must also harmonize with the rest of the room's furnishings.
- It complements and harmonises with the historic landscape and backdrop, and draws inspiration from many classical elements such as the Bothy Garden's Formal Terrace.
- The postmodern feeling for style harmonises with the pictures, which would be classified as pop-art, and the furniture of the fifties and sixties.
- After the sculpture's completion, the original owners designed a house to harmonize with its lines, colors, and atmosphere.
- Seen from a distance across the fields and fruit trees, its pitched roofs and white walls harmonize with the traditional rural buildings.
- There will also be an award for the sign which best focuses on the activity carried on within the building and harmonises with the design and construction materials used in the building.
- The wall colors are designed to harmonize with one another.
- Oriental rugs with their mellowed tones will harmonize with almost any color.
- On this front-hall staircase, wood posts topped with graceful finials were painted black to harmonize with the metal railings and ironwork on the home's front exterior.
- Again, a fresh coat of paint, and new drawer pulls, can transform it, and you can paint it to harmonize with the wall color and with the new sofa bed.
- On many health care campuses, brick is the traditional building skin; renovations, additions and new buildings must harmonize with existing facilities.
- All of the colors seemed to harmonize with each other - perfectly arranged around each other.
- The face or figure is enlarged or reduced to scale and the color is adjusted to harmonize with the tones of the painting.
- Commercial aluminium window frames have been chosen so that they will eventually harmonize with the silver grey of the weathered shingles.
Synonyms
coordinate, go together, match, fit together, blend, mix, balance, tone in
be compatible, be harmonious, be congruous, be consonant, be well coordinated, suit each other, set each other off
3Make consistent or compatible.
使和谐统一，使协调一致
plans to harmonize the railways of Europe
统一协调欧洲铁路的计划。
the need to harmonize British practice with the new European standards
Example sentencesExamples
- In the first place, it may be seen to reflect a clear political wish on the part of the Member States and the Council not to co-ordinate or harmonize domestic rules in this respect.
- The UK is determined to stop majority voting being introduced for steps towards harmonising European common law systems.
- When all parts of our society are matured and harmonized, our education system will be recovered from ill health.
- Framers may do their best to harmonize new and existing legislation, but there will inevitably be clashes.
- If greater integration were going to harmonize the two countries' social policies, the direction seemed more likely to flow from North to South, rather than the reverse.
- We need visions of and struggles for a Postcapitalist Green World that rebuilds political and economic institutions for participatory democracy, as it harmonizes social and natural evolution.
- Ultimately, in a perfect world, the regulatory schemes for devices would be harmonized worldwide, with consistent review and inspection practices across national lines.
- It is important to address these problems in a coherent and a global way, which requires co-ordination between different government and calls for harmonising and synchronising our approaches.
- Participants also discussed global issues such as revising the Patent Cooperation Treaty to simplify patent application procedures, as well as ways to harmonize the different patent systems.
- It will also mount a massive lobbying campaign in Brussels to harmonise European copyright with US law, arguing that in an MP3 world rights protection must be universal.
- It is, indeed, true that Americans derive from so many racial currents that it is a sine qua non that ways must be found to harmonize them without a loss of their uniqueness.
- The development plan would harmonise the activities of the ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, the agriculture consultative forum and other stakeholders.
- Council wants to implement the new user fees this year, at the same time as it harmonizes commercial pickup service throughout the six former municipalities.
- The European Commission last week announced a plan to harmonise car manufacturer prices and dealership arrangements in a bid to cut prices for the consumer.
- Understanding these dynamics help a person gain insight and harmonize all their life activities.
- National unity must be harmonized with multinational partners and the community of international organizations and nongovernmental organizations.
- The main priority will be harmonising Bulgarian and European laws, as well as accepting changes to the constitution.
- Ideals of the good enable us to take up the standpoint of the prudent and foresighted individual, concerned to harmonize current desires with one another and with the self's future needs and interests.
- An additional purpose, or at least effect, of some international environmental agreements is to harmonize national laws, either globally or regionally.
- She recommended that both systems should harmonise their methods, disclose more details of hospital performance on the internet, and be held more fully accountable at federal level for their performance in reviewing hospitals.
- The National Strategy on Environment has been worked out as a response to the changed situation in the country - environment laws which are almost fully harmonized with EU legislation and the advanced privatization process.
Synonyms
coordinate, systematize, correlate, match, integrate, synchronize, homogenize, bring together, make consistent, bring in line (with), bring in tune (with), tie in
rare concert

Derivatives

harmonization

noun hɑːmənʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n

Good tune, lovely high vocal from Mann and nice harmonization between her and Lee.
Example sentencesExamples
- Gerhard Schroeder stopped harping on about tax harmonization and told his compatriots that it's time to compete instead.
- In spite of the recognition of the urgent need for harmonization and standardization, consensus in these areas has developed rather slowly.
- So the African Union will aim at the harmonization of admonitory and the fiscal policies of African countries.
- Given the huge disparities existing across the world it is open to question whether IP harmonization benefits developing countries.

harmonizer

noun ˈhɑːmənʌɪzəˈhɑrmənaɪzər

And though Maurice Gibb was the harmonizer and back-up singer, he was the Bee Gees to me.
Example sentencesExamples
- And this is where Menotti, master dramatist, superb orchestrator and rich harmoniser of large choruses, matches forces in the pit with those taking part rear stage to balance perfectly with the main cast centre stage.
- There's been a dearth of four-part harmonisers in pop in recent decades, unless you include The Housemartins - to whom, come to think of it, fellow North Easterners The Furtureheads also bear some visual resemblance.
- It's a great help to do this at two pianos because the sonority is always big and full, and the tempo keeps going, as opposed to the fragmentary sounds the novice harmonizer tends to produce when playing alone.
- Also look out for Ireland's finest west coast harmonisers, The Thrills and gritty US punk duo, The Kills on the evening session stage.

Origin

Late 15th century (in the sense 'sing or play in harmony'): from French harmoniser, from harmonie (see harmony).

Definition of harmonize in US English:

harmonize

(British harmonise)

verbˈhɑrməˌnaɪzˈhärməˌnīz

[with object]

1Add notes to (a melody) to produce harmony.
给（曲调）配和声
Example sentencesExamples
- I suspect that many more organ chorales were accompaniments for hymn-singing than we now appreciate: hymn books with melody were rare, and somehow the organist had to play and harmonise the tune.
- Through active listening and discovery, they learn how to harmonize melodic patterns.
- Ken and Percy Muller used to harmonise the song about the municipal nightcart way back in the '50s and '60s.
- Theodorakis spent his childhood on the island of Kefalonia, where there was a local tradition of harmonising the melodies of the orthodox liturgy.
- Those Antipodeans had the same understanding of rhythmic lyrics, chord progressions and harmonising melodies as Ezio.
- Although it was a nice change musically that less of the choruses were harmonized, to be honest, this change made the group lose a lot of what made them unique.
- These melodies were harmonized accordingly and subsequently subjected to extensive thematic development in the paradigm of Western-European nineteenth-century compositional procedures.
- She wrote the tune and harmonized the first verse of ‘To Echo.’
- If Insomnia was indeed his creation, he deserves recognition for assembling and harmonizing its separate parts.
- He rounded the corner and a trio of violins began to harmonize a classical tune.
- So I stepped back from it and thought, how would someone like Stravinsky harmonize this?
- At the next lesson Milhaud essentially approved the work after a few comments and suggestions, then requested that Trimble harmonize the melody for the next lesson.
- They broke into ‘their song’ which was very badly harmonised.
- It was to Bach's advantage that this chorale was harmonised at the end of Cantata 60 (a dialogue between Hope and Fear commented on by Christ) with a daring remarkable even for Bach.
- The song lays out a physical funk beat, interlaying a richly harmonized chorus with Pharrell Williams' saucy rap.
- I work on polishing it and harmonising it, but the melodies just are there, they just sort of pop in to my mind.
- Many folk songs have been harmonized or used in compositions by modern composers.
- For instance, the second bar of the opening phrase is harmonised with a single D minor chord, while all the other versions have a first-inversion dominant chord on the second beat at that point.
- I danced with Danny and harmonized Jack Johnson songs with Lucy, who had showed up late with her kid brother.
- From the untamed poetry of D's seemingly unscripted rants, or the simplistic shower-ditties that he haphazardly harmonizes throughout, I can't help but feel this.
1. 1.1no object Sing in harmony.
  和谐地唱；和谐地演奏
  she scats and harmonizes simultaneously
  Example sentencesExamples
  Guitars jangling and voices harmonizing, they playfully exchange jabs like two prize fighters sizing each other up, but afraid to commit to the first blow.
  He started singing Broken, and she harmonized, then they switched parts as the song progressed.
  The singers simply could not sing, much less harmonize, and not once on the entire record did the drummer manage to bang a drum on beat.
  Born in Galveston, Texas, he was a young boy when his mother taught him how to sing and harmonize.
  They were singing a well-known song and were really good, harmonizing and everything.
  When not harmonizing in delicately woven, acoustic guitar-based balladry, Rogue's vocals levitate above pedal steel, Moog and upright bass.
  Tom Petty harmonizes to great effect on the latter, and Springsteen unleashes his most jaw-droppingly savage lead guitar on the former.
  We harmonize together, singing, ‘If ever I had a friend, you've been that friend to me.’
  They harmonized beautifully when singing ‘Bosom Buddies‘.
  Rather than singing lyrics, they simply harmonize in tones that seem to alternate between accompanying and leading the music.
  She had just been going to support her sister but Jo immediately sang a lower part, harmonising.
  My mom would sing to us in Spanish and have us harmonise.
  Singing in the bath is less fun if there is a cat sat outside the bathroom door, harmonising with you.
  A lone tenor's voice began to sing, harmonizing with the women in their hymns.
  They will teach aspiring entertainers how to sing, harmonize and to work with other people toward putting on a concert in a single day.
  The thumping, Morse code like bass-line harmonizes with the psychedelic guitars flawlessly to provide the right atmosphere to let loose and have a good time.
  ‘Getting a female voice in there and harmonizing, that is stuff we have never done,’ Mullane says.
  It sounded like a million angels singing, their voices harmonizing together.
  Mark's brassy, bass howl countered Raine's and they harmonized as they sang.
  Black Horse And The Cherry Tree was better still, Tunstall harmonising with herself with relish.
2. 1.2no object Produce a pleasing visual combination.
  （在视觉上）协调，产生和谐效果
  the containers harmonize in color, texture, and shape with the flowers they display
  Example sentencesExamples
  Again, a fresh coat of paint, and new drawer pulls, can transform it, and you can paint it to harmonize with the wall color and with the new sofa bed.
  The wall colors are designed to harmonize with one another.
  Commercial aluminium window frames have been chosen so that they will eventually harmonize with the silver grey of the weathered shingles.
  The postmodern feeling for style harmonises with the pictures, which would be classified as pop-art, and the furniture of the fifties and sixties.
  Only when the sky started opening up did the water change, smoothing out and harmonizing in blue hues.
  On this front-hall staircase, wood posts topped with graceful finials were painted black to harmonize with the metal railings and ironwork on the home's front exterior.
  After the sculpture's completion, the original owners designed a house to harmonize with its lines, colors, and atmosphere.
  The president said it was significant that this substation had been built to harmonize with its natural surroundings, in contrast with other functional structures that have clashed with the landscape.
  All of the colors seemed to harmonize with each other - perfectly arranged around each other.
  Make sure they grow shorter than the anchor plant, share its cultural requirements, and harmonize with its colors and textures.
  A wooden kitchen chair that no longer matches can easily be spray-painted in a color that will harmonize with the new tablecloth and drapes.
  It complements and harmonises with the historic landscape and backdrop, and draws inspiration from many classical elements such as the Bothy Garden's Formal Terrace.
  Oriental rugs with their mellowed tones will harmonize with almost any color.
  Seen from a distance across the fields and fruit trees, its pitched roofs and white walls harmonize with the traditional rural buildings.
  Below ground and inside, in architectural terms, while slickly postmodern in its use of form and materials, the building harmonises perfectly with its surroundings.
  On many health care campuses, brick is the traditional building skin; renovations, additions and new buildings must harmonize with existing facilities.
  The face or figure is enlarged or reduced to scale and the color is adjusted to harmonize with the tones of the painting.
  There will also be an award for the sign which best focuses on the activity carried on within the building and harmonises with the design and construction materials used in the building.
  The installations were not barrier-like, but seemed to exist primarily to subtly harmonize with the architecture of the gallery.
  But don't stop there; remember that any lighting fixtures must also harmonize with the rest of the room's furnishings.
  Synonyms
  coordinate, go together, match, fit together, blend, mix, balance, tone in
3. 1.3 Make consistent.
  使和谐统一，使协调一致
  the economic group founded to harmonize national development plans
  Example sentencesExamples
  We need visions of and struggles for a Postcapitalist Green World that rebuilds political and economic institutions for participatory democracy, as it harmonizes social and natural evolution.
  Understanding these dynamics help a person gain insight and harmonize all their life activities.
  The European Commission last week announced a plan to harmonise car manufacturer prices and dealership arrangements in a bid to cut prices for the consumer.
  It will also mount a massive lobbying campaign in Brussels to harmonise European copyright with US law, arguing that in an MP3 world rights protection must be universal.
  If greater integration were going to harmonize the two countries' social policies, the direction seemed more likely to flow from North to South, rather than the reverse.
  Council wants to implement the new user fees this year, at the same time as it harmonizes commercial pickup service throughout the six former municipalities.
  The development plan would harmonise the activities of the ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, the agriculture consultative forum and other stakeholders.
  Ideals of the good enable us to take up the standpoint of the prudent and foresighted individual, concerned to harmonize current desires with one another and with the self's future needs and interests.
  Framers may do their best to harmonize new and existing legislation, but there will inevitably be clashes.
  Ultimately, in a perfect world, the regulatory schemes for devices would be harmonized worldwide, with consistent review and inspection practices across national lines.
  The main priority will be harmonising Bulgarian and European laws, as well as accepting changes to the constitution.
  When all parts of our society are matured and harmonized, our education system will be recovered from ill health.
  In the first place, it may be seen to reflect a clear political wish on the part of the Member States and the Council not to co-ordinate or harmonize domestic rules in this respect.
  The National Strategy on Environment has been worked out as a response to the changed situation in the country - environment laws which are almost fully harmonized with EU legislation and the advanced privatization process.
  An additional purpose, or at least effect, of some international environmental agreements is to harmonize national laws, either globally or regionally.
  Participants also discussed global issues such as revising the Patent Cooperation Treaty to simplify patent application procedures, as well as ways to harmonize the different patent systems.
  It is, indeed, true that Americans derive from so many racial currents that it is a sine qua non that ways must be found to harmonize them without a loss of their uniqueness.
  She recommended that both systems should harmonise their methods, disclose more details of hospital performance on the internet, and be held more fully accountable at federal level for their performance in reviewing hospitals.
  National unity must be harmonized with multinational partners and the community of international organizations and nongovernmental organizations.
  The UK is determined to stop majority voting being introduced for steps towards harmonising European common law systems.
  It is important to address these problems in a coherent and a global way, which requires co-ordination between different government and calls for harmonising and synchronising our approaches.
  Synonyms
  coordinate, systematize, correlate, match, integrate, synchronize, homogenize, bring together, make consistent, bring in line, bring in line with, bring in tune, bring in tune with, tie in

Origin

Late 15th century (in the sense ‘sing or play in harmony’): from French harmoniser, from harmonie (see harmony).

词汇	harmonize
释义	Definition of harmonize in English: harmonize (British harmonise) verb ˈhɑːmənʌɪzˈhɑrməˌnaɪz [with object] 1Add notes to (a melody) to produce harmony. 给（曲调）配和声 we harmonize a scale using only the notes from that particular key Example sentencesExamples The song lays out a physical funk beat, interlaying a richly harmonized chorus with Pharrell Williams' saucy rap. She wrote the tune and harmonized the first verse of ‘To Echo.’ It was to Bach's advantage that this chorale was harmonised at the end of Cantata 60 (a dialogue between Hope and Fear commented on by Christ) with a daring remarkable even for Bach. At the next lesson Milhaud essentially approved the work after a few comments and suggestions, then requested that Trimble harmonize the melody for the next lesson. Ken and Percy Muller used to harmonise the song about the municipal nightcart way back in the '50s and '60s. They broke into ‘their song’ which was very badly harmonised. He rounded the corner and a trio of violins began to harmonize a classical tune. I work on polishing it and harmonising it, but the melodies just are there, they just sort of pop in to my mind. Many folk songs have been harmonized or used in compositions by modern composers. Although it was a nice change musically that less of the choruses were harmonized, to be honest, this change made the group lose a lot of what made them unique. Theodorakis spent his childhood on the island of Kefalonia, where there was a local tradition of harmonising the melodies of the orthodox liturgy. Through active listening and discovery, they learn how to harmonize melodic patterns. If Insomnia was indeed his creation, he deserves recognition for assembling and harmonizing its separate parts. From the untamed poetry of D's seemingly unscripted rants, or the simplistic shower-ditties that he haphazardly harmonizes throughout, I can't help but feel this. I danced with Danny and harmonized Jack Johnson songs with Lucy, who had showed up late with her kid brother. I suspect that many more organ chorales were accompaniments for hymn-singing than we now appreciate: hymn books with melody were rare, and somehow the organist had to play and harmonise the tune. These melodies were harmonized accordingly and subsequently subjected to extensive thematic development in the paradigm of Western-European nineteenth-century compositional procedures. Those Antipodeans had the same understanding of rhythmic lyrics, chord progressions and harmonising melodies as Ezio. So I stepped back from it and thought, how would someone like Stravinsky harmonize this? For instance, the second bar of the opening phrase is harmonised with a single D minor chord, while all the other versions have a first-inversion dominant chord on the second beat at that point. 1.1no object Sing or play in harmony. 和谐地唱；和谐地演奏 Example sentencesExamples A lone tenor's voice began to sing, harmonizing with the women in their hymns. Born in Galveston, Texas, he was a young boy when his mother taught him how to sing and harmonize. The thumping, Morse code like bass-line harmonizes with the psychedelic guitars flawlessly to provide the right atmosphere to let loose and have a good time. When not harmonizing in delicately woven, acoustic guitar-based balladry, Rogue's vocals levitate above pedal steel, Moog and upright bass. They harmonized beautifully when singing ‘Bosom Buddies‘. They will teach aspiring entertainers how to sing, harmonize and to work with other people toward putting on a concert in a single day. Black Horse And The Cherry Tree was better still, Tunstall harmonising with herself with relish. Singing in the bath is less fun if there is a cat sat outside the bathroom door, harmonising with you. He started singing Broken, and she harmonized, then they switched parts as the song progressed. She had just been going to support her sister but Jo immediately sang a lower part, harmonising. Tom Petty harmonizes to great effect on the latter, and Springsteen unleashes his most jaw-droppingly savage lead guitar on the former. Guitars jangling and voices harmonizing, they playfully exchange jabs like two prize fighters sizing each other up, but afraid to commit to the first blow. They were singing a well-known song and were really good, harmonizing and everything. We harmonize together, singing, ‘If ever I had a friend, you've been that friend to me.’ It sounded like a million angels singing, their voices harmonizing together. The singers simply could not sing, much less harmonize, and not once on the entire record did the drummer manage to bang a drum on beat. Mark's brassy, bass howl countered Raine's and they harmonized as they sang. ‘Getting a female voice in there and harmonizing, that is stuff we have never done,’ Mullane says. Rather than singing lyrics, they simply harmonize in tones that seem to alternate between accompanying and leading the music. My mom would sing to us in Spanish and have us harmonise. 2no object Produce a pleasing visual combination. （在视觉上）协调，产生和谐效果 steeply pitched roofs which harmonize with the form of the main roof 与主屋顶的外形协调一致的陡斜屋顶。 Example sentencesExamples The president said it was significant that this substation had been built to harmonize with its natural surroundings, in contrast with other functional structures that have clashed with the landscape. The installations were not barrier-like, but seemed to exist primarily to subtly harmonize with the architecture of the gallery. A wooden kitchen chair that no longer matches can easily be spray-painted in a color that will harmonize with the new tablecloth and drapes. Make sure they grow shorter than the anchor plant, share its cultural requirements, and harmonize with its colors and textures. Below ground and inside, in architectural terms, while slickly postmodern in its use of form and materials, the building harmonises perfectly with its surroundings. Only when the sky started opening up did the water change, smoothing out and harmonizing in blue hues. But don't stop there; remember that any lighting fixtures must also harmonize with the rest of the room's furnishings. It complements and harmonises with the historic landscape and backdrop, and draws inspiration from many classical elements such as the Bothy Garden's Formal Terrace. The postmodern feeling for style harmonises with the pictures, which would be classified as pop-art, and the furniture of the fifties and sixties. After the sculpture's completion, the original owners designed a house to harmonize with its lines, colors, and atmosphere. Seen from a distance across the fields and fruit trees, its pitched roofs and white walls harmonize with the traditional rural buildings. There will also be an award for the sign which best focuses on the activity carried on within the building and harmonises with the design and construction materials used in the building. The wall colors are designed to harmonize with one another. Oriental rugs with their mellowed tones will harmonize with almost any color. On this front-hall staircase, wood posts topped with graceful finials were painted black to harmonize with the metal railings and ironwork on the home's front exterior. Again, a fresh coat of paint, and new drawer pulls, can transform it, and you can paint it to harmonize with the wall color and with the new sofa bed. On many health care campuses, brick is the traditional building skin; renovations, additions and new buildings must harmonize with existing facilities. All of the colors seemed to harmonize with each other - perfectly arranged around each other. The face or figure is enlarged or reduced to scale and the color is adjusted to harmonize with the tones of the painting. Commercial aluminium window frames have been chosen so that they will eventually harmonize with the silver grey of the weathered shingles. Synonyms coordinate, go together, match, fit together, blend, mix, balance, tone in be compatible, be harmonious, be congruous, be consonant, be well coordinated, suit each other, set each other off 3Make consistent or compatible. 使和谐统一，使协调一致 plans to harmonize the railways of Europe 统一协调欧洲铁路的计划。 the need to harmonize British practice with the new European standards Example sentencesExamples In the first place, it may be seen to reflect a clear political wish on the part of the Member States and the Council not to co-ordinate or harmonize domestic rules in this respect. The UK is determined to stop majority voting being introduced for steps towards harmonising European common law systems. When all parts of our society are matured and harmonized, our education system will be recovered from ill health. Framers may do their best to harmonize new and existing legislation, but there will inevitably be clashes. If greater integration were going to harmonize the two countries' social policies, the direction seemed more likely to flow from North to South, rather than the reverse. We need visions of and struggles for a Postcapitalist Green World that rebuilds political and economic institutions for participatory democracy, as it harmonizes social and natural evolution. Ultimately, in a perfect world, the regulatory schemes for devices would be harmonized worldwide, with consistent review and inspection practices across national lines. It is important to address these problems in a coherent and a global way, which requires co-ordination between different government and calls for harmonising and synchronising our approaches. Participants also discussed global issues such as revising the Patent Cooperation Treaty to simplify patent application procedures, as well as ways to harmonize the different patent systems. It will also mount a massive lobbying campaign in Brussels to harmonise European copyright with US law, arguing that in an MP3 world rights protection must be universal. It is, indeed, true that Americans derive from so many racial currents that it is a sine qua non that ways must be found to harmonize them without a loss of their uniqueness. The development plan would harmonise the activities of the ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, the agriculture consultative forum and other stakeholders. Council wants to implement the new user fees this year, at the same time as it harmonizes commercial pickup service throughout the six former municipalities. The European Commission last week announced a plan to harmonise car manufacturer prices and dealership arrangements in a bid to cut prices for the consumer. Understanding these dynamics help a person gain insight and harmonize all their life activities. National unity must be harmonized with multinational partners and the community of international organizations and nongovernmental organizations. The main priority will be harmonising Bulgarian and European laws, as well as accepting changes to the constitution. Ideals of the good enable us to take up the standpoint of the prudent and foresighted individual, concerned to harmonize current desires with one another and with the self's future needs and interests. An additional purpose, or at least effect, of some international environmental agreements is to harmonize national laws, either globally or regionally. She recommended that both systems should harmonise their methods, disclose more details of hospital performance on the internet, and be held more fully accountable at federal level for their performance in reviewing hospitals. The National Strategy on Environment has been worked out as a response to the changed situation in the country - environment laws which are almost fully harmonized with EU legislation and the advanced privatization process. Synonyms coordinate, systematize, correlate, match, integrate, synchronize, homogenize, bring together, make consistent, bring in line (with), bring in tune (with), tie in rare concert Derivatives harmonization noun hɑːmənʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n Good tune, lovely high vocal from Mann and nice harmonization between her and Lee. Example sentencesExamples Gerhard Schroeder stopped harping on about tax harmonization and told his compatriots that it's time to compete instead. In spite of the recognition of the urgent need for harmonization and standardization, consensus in these areas has developed rather slowly. So the African Union will aim at the harmonization of admonitory and the fiscal policies of African countries. Given the huge disparities existing across the world it is open to question whether IP harmonization benefits developing countries. harmonizer noun ˈhɑːmənʌɪzəˈhɑrmənaɪzər And though Maurice Gibb was the harmonizer and back-up singer, he was the Bee Gees to me. Example sentencesExamples And this is where Menotti, master dramatist, superb orchestrator and rich harmoniser of large choruses, matches forces in the pit with those taking part rear stage to balance perfectly with the main cast centre stage. There's been a dearth of four-part harmonisers in pop in recent decades, unless you include The Housemartins - to whom, come to think of it, fellow North Easterners The Furtureheads also bear some visual resemblance. It's a great help to do this at two pianos because the sonority is always big and full, and the tempo keeps going, as opposed to the fragmentary sounds the novice harmonizer tends to produce when playing alone. Also look out for Ireland's finest west coast harmonisers, The Thrills and gritty US punk duo, The Kills on the evening session stage. Origin Late 15th century (in the sense 'sing or play in harmony'): from French harmoniser, from harmonie (see harmony). Definition of harmonize in US English: harmonize (British harmonise) verbˈhɑrməˌnaɪzˈhärməˌnīz [with object] 1Add notes to (a melody) to produce harmony. 给（曲调）配和声 Example sentencesExamples I suspect that many more organ chorales were accompaniments for hymn-singing than we now appreciate: hymn books with melody were rare, and somehow the organist had to play and harmonise the tune. Through active listening and discovery, they learn how to harmonize melodic patterns. Ken and Percy Muller used to harmonise the song about the municipal nightcart way back in the '50s and '60s. Theodorakis spent his childhood on the island of Kefalonia, where there was a local tradition of harmonising the melodies of the orthodox liturgy. Those Antipodeans had the same understanding of rhythmic lyrics, chord progressions and harmonising melodies as Ezio. Although it was a nice change musically that less of the choruses were harmonized, to be honest, this change made the group lose a lot of what made them unique. These melodies were harmonized accordingly and subsequently subjected to extensive thematic development in the paradigm of Western-European nineteenth-century compositional procedures. She wrote the tune and harmonized the first verse of ‘To Echo.’ If Insomnia was indeed his creation, he deserves recognition for assembling and harmonizing its separate parts. He rounded the corner and a trio of violins began to harmonize a classical tune. So I stepped back from it and thought, how would someone like Stravinsky harmonize this? At the next lesson Milhaud essentially approved the work after a few comments and suggestions, then requested that Trimble harmonize the melody for the next lesson. They broke into ‘their song’ which was very badly harmonised. It was to Bach's advantage that this chorale was harmonised at the end of Cantata 60 (a dialogue between Hope and Fear commented on by Christ) with a daring remarkable even for Bach. The song lays out a physical funk beat, interlaying a richly harmonized chorus with Pharrell Williams' saucy rap. I work on polishing it and harmonising it, but the melodies just are there, they just sort of pop in to my mind. Many folk songs have been harmonized or used in compositions by modern composers. For instance, the second bar of the opening phrase is harmonised with a single D minor chord, while all the other versions have a first-inversion dominant chord on the second beat at that point. I danced with Danny and harmonized Jack Johnson songs with Lucy, who had showed up late with her kid brother. From the untamed poetry of D's seemingly unscripted rants, or the simplistic shower-ditties that he haphazardly harmonizes throughout, I can't help but feel this. 1.1no object Sing in harmony. 和谐地唱；和谐地演奏 she scats and harmonizes simultaneously Example sentencesExamples Guitars jangling and voices harmonizing, they playfully exchange jabs like two prize fighters sizing each other up, but afraid to commit to the first blow. He started singing Broken, and she harmonized, then they switched parts as the song progressed. The singers simply could not sing, much less harmonize, and not once on the entire record did the drummer manage to bang a drum on beat. Born in Galveston, Texas, he was a young boy when his mother taught him how to sing and harmonize. They were singing a well-known song and were really good, harmonizing and everything. When not harmonizing in delicately woven, acoustic guitar-based balladry, Rogue's vocals levitate above pedal steel, Moog and upright bass. Tom Petty harmonizes to great effect on the latter, and Springsteen unleashes his most jaw-droppingly savage lead guitar on the former. We harmonize together, singing, ‘If ever I had a friend, you've been that friend to me.’ They harmonized beautifully when singing ‘Bosom Buddies‘. Rather than singing lyrics, they simply harmonize in tones that seem to alternate between accompanying and leading the music. She had just been going to support her sister but Jo immediately sang a lower part, harmonising. My mom would sing to us in Spanish and have us harmonise. Singing in the bath is less fun if there is a cat sat outside the bathroom door, harmonising with you. A lone tenor's voice began to sing, harmonizing with the women in their hymns. They will teach aspiring entertainers how to sing, harmonize and to work with other people toward putting on a concert in a single day. The thumping, Morse code like bass-line harmonizes with the psychedelic guitars flawlessly to provide the right atmosphere to let loose and have a good time. ‘Getting a female voice in there and harmonizing, that is stuff we have never done,’ Mullane says. It sounded like a million angels singing, their voices harmonizing together. Mark's brassy, bass howl countered Raine's and they harmonized as they sang. Black Horse And The Cherry Tree was better still, Tunstall harmonising with herself with relish. 1.2no object Produce a pleasing visual combination. （在视觉上）协调，产生和谐效果 the containers harmonize in color, texture, and shape with the flowers they display Example sentencesExamples Again, a fresh coat of paint, and new drawer pulls, can transform it, and you can paint it to harmonize with the wall color and with the new sofa bed. The wall colors are designed to harmonize with one another. Commercial aluminium window frames have been chosen so that they will eventually harmonize with the silver grey of the weathered shingles. The postmodern feeling for style harmonises with the pictures, which would be classified as pop-art, and the furniture of the fifties and sixties. Only when the sky started opening up did the water change, smoothing out and harmonizing in blue hues. On this front-hall staircase, wood posts topped with graceful finials were painted black to harmonize with the metal railings and ironwork on the home's front exterior. After the sculpture's completion, the original owners designed a house to harmonize with its lines, colors, and atmosphere. The president said it was significant that this substation had been built to harmonize with its natural surroundings, in contrast with other functional structures that have clashed with the landscape. All of the colors seemed to harmonize with each other - perfectly arranged around each other. Make sure they grow shorter than the anchor plant, share its cultural requirements, and harmonize with its colors and textures. A wooden kitchen chair that no longer matches can easily be spray-painted in a color that will harmonize with the new tablecloth and drapes. It complements and harmonises with the historic landscape and backdrop, and draws inspiration from many classical elements such as the Bothy Garden's Formal Terrace. Oriental rugs with their mellowed tones will harmonize with almost any color. Seen from a distance across the fields and fruit trees, its pitched roofs and white walls harmonize with the traditional rural buildings. Below ground and inside, in architectural terms, while slickly postmodern in its use of form and materials, the building harmonises perfectly with its surroundings. On many health care campuses, brick is the traditional building skin; renovations, additions and new buildings must harmonize with existing facilities. The face or figure is enlarged or reduced to scale and the color is adjusted to harmonize with the tones of the painting. There will also be an award for the sign which best focuses on the activity carried on within the building and harmonises with the design and construction materials used in the building. The installations were not barrier-like, but seemed to exist primarily to subtly harmonize with the architecture of the gallery. But don't stop there; remember that any lighting fixtures must also harmonize with the rest of the room's furnishings. Synonyms coordinate, go together, match, fit together, blend, mix, balance, tone in 1.3 Make consistent. 使和谐统一，使协调一致 the economic group founded to harmonize national development plans Example sentencesExamples We need visions of and struggles for a Postcapitalist Green World that rebuilds political and economic institutions for participatory democracy, as it harmonizes social and natural evolution. Understanding these dynamics help a person gain insight and harmonize all their life activities. The European Commission last week announced a plan to harmonise car manufacturer prices and dealership arrangements in a bid to cut prices for the consumer. It will also mount a massive lobbying campaign in Brussels to harmonise European copyright with US law, arguing that in an MP3 world rights protection must be universal. If greater integration were going to harmonize the two countries' social policies, the direction seemed more likely to flow from North to South, rather than the reverse. Council wants to implement the new user fees this year, at the same time as it harmonizes commercial pickup service throughout the six former municipalities. The development plan would harmonise the activities of the ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, the agriculture consultative forum and other stakeholders. Ideals of the good enable us to take up the standpoint of the prudent and foresighted individual, concerned to harmonize current desires with one another and with the self's future needs and interests. Framers may do their best to harmonize new and existing legislation, but there will inevitably be clashes. Ultimately, in a perfect world, the regulatory schemes for devices would be harmonized worldwide, with consistent review and inspection practices across national lines. The main priority will be harmonising Bulgarian and European laws, as well as accepting changes to the constitution. When all parts of our society are matured and harmonized, our education system will be recovered from ill health. In the first place, it may be seen to reflect a clear political wish on the part of the Member States and the Council not to co-ordinate or harmonize domestic rules in this respect. The National Strategy on Environment has been worked out as a response to the changed situation in the country - environment laws which are almost fully harmonized with EU legislation and the advanced privatization process. An additional purpose, or at least effect, of some international environmental agreements is to harmonize national laws, either globally or regionally. Participants also discussed global issues such as revising the Patent Cooperation Treaty to simplify patent application procedures, as well as ways to harmonize the different patent systems. It is, indeed, true that Americans derive from so many racial currents that it is a sine qua non that ways must be found to harmonize them without a loss of their uniqueness. She recommended that both systems should harmonise their methods, disclose more details of hospital performance on the internet, and be held more fully accountable at federal level for their performance in reviewing hospitals. National unity must be harmonized with multinational partners and the community of international organizations and nongovernmental organizations. The UK is determined to stop majority voting being introduced for steps towards harmonising European common law systems. It is important to address these problems in a coherent and a global way, which requires co-ordination between different government and calls for harmonising and synchronising our approaches. Synonyms coordinate, systematize, correlate, match, integrate, synchronize, homogenize, bring together, make consistent, bring in line, bring in line with, bring in tune, bring in tune with, tie in Origin Late 15th century (in the sense ‘sing or play in harmony’): from French harmoniser, from harmonie (see harmony).
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