harmonize

 
Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːmənʌɪz/
(also harmonise)

verb

[with object]
  • 1add notes to (a melody) to produce harmony: we harmonize a scale using only the notes from that particular key
  • [no object] sing or play in harmony.
  • 2 [no object] produce a pleasing visual combination: steeply pitched roofs which harmonize with the form of the main roof
  • 3make consistent or compatible: plans to harmonize the railways of Europe the need to harmonize British practice with the new European standards

Derivatives

harmonization

Pronunciation: /-ˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

harmonizer

noun

Origin:

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