harmonize

verb

har·​mo·​nize ˈhär-mə-ˌnīz 

harmonized; harmonizing

intransitive verb

1

: to play or sing in harmony

2

: to be in harmony

transitive verb

1

: to bring into consonance or accord

2

: to provide or accompany with harmony

harmonization

ˌhär-mə-nə-ˈzā-shən 

noun

harmonizer

ˈhär-mə-ˌnī-zər 

noun

Synonyms of harmonize

• blend
• coordinate
• correlate
• correspond

Examples of harmonize in a Sentence

A group of singers were harmonizing on the street corner.

Their beliefs did not always harmonize.

The singers harmonized their voices beautifully.

a recipe that harmonizes flavors from different parts of the world

The background music is not harmonized with the action on-screen.

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead, the researchers combined nine different data sets containing neuroimaging from previous studies and attempted to harmonize them. —Evan Bush, NBC news, 25 Nov. 2025

So, when Venus in Scorpio harmonizes with Jupiter retrograde in Cancer, relationships deepen, and connections that have become cold or stagnant could suddenly come back to life. —Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025

Beer can complement food by harmonizing similar flavors, like chocolate notes in chocolate brownies with the chocolate in a dark stout. —Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025

With Jupiter retrograde harmonizing with this moon in your intuitive sector, your dreams may feel unusually prophetic — pay attention. —Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 16 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Rhymes for harmonize

• advertise
• aggrandize
• agonize
• alibis
• alkalies
• alkalis
• amortize
• amplifies
• analyse
• analyze
• anywise
• authorize

Kids Definition

harmonize

verb

har·​mo·​nize ˈhär-mə-ˌnīz 

harmonized; harmonizing

1

: to play or sing in harmony

2

: to be in harmony

3

: to bring into harmony

4

: to provide or accompany with harmony

harmonization

ˌhär-mə-nə-ˈzā-shən 

noun

harmonizer

ˈhär-mə-ˌnī-zər 

noun