reharmonize

verb

re·​har·​mo·​nize (ˌ)rē-ˈhär-mə-ˌnīz 

reharmonized; reharmonizing

transitive verb

: 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

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

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1711, in the meaning defined above