reharmonize
verb
re·har·mo·nize
(ˌ)rē-ˈhär-mə-ˌnīz 
reharmonized; reharmonizing
: to harmonize (something) again or anew: such as
a
: to provide (something, such as a melody or musical passage) with a different harmony
reharmonizing the bridge
Another means of reharmonizing a section of a chord progression is to replace a chord with another one that shares common tones with it …—
Andrew Jaffe
Andrew Jaffe
b
: to restore the balance or peace of (something)
efforts to reharmonize interactions between departments
Through acupuncture, practitioners tried to reharmonize the flow of energy by inserting needles into the skin.—Steven Goldsmith
Steven GoldsmithExamples of reharmonize in a Sentence
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Their mission, too, remains unchanged: to reharmonize the planet via the miracle of low-CGI time travel and the magic of song.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2020
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Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2020
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“Reharmonize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reharmonize. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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