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to harmonize

to harmonize

10 4.1
Make different things agree or work well together
  • verb
  • /ˈhɑːrmənaɪz/
  • US
translation icon : armonizar
  • One is the question of how market regulation can be harmonized at a global scale.
  • harmonized law
  • harmonized policy
  • harmonized standards

Or is it possible perhaps to harmonize these together?

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Examples

  • The 2009 implementation of the Canadian visa has effectively harmonized the visa policies of the United States and Canada.

    Academic text (2012)
  • We can easily harmonize our ideas to create a better plan for the project.

  • Is that possible to harmonize with human nature?

  • The FTA does not require Canada and the United States to "harmonize" their treatment of services.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Any differentiation of missions within an organization must harmonize with the organization's overall purpose.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Similarly, ACP states will need to adapt to harmonized European product and quality standards.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The Nordic countries, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland, have substantially harmonized their intellectual property laws.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Students here learn cooperative behaviors, harmonizing their endeavors, as well as neatness and accuracy of the work product.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The interior designer chose colors that would harmonize with the furniture style.

  • It's important to harmonize different opinions during meetings to reach a consensus.

Synonyms

to coordinate
vsto harmonize
325 4.1

To arrange people or activities so they work well together

seeks compatibility of elements rather than arranging or managing tasks
to reconcile
vsto harmonize
68 5.4

To make different ideas or plans work together

creates an overall harmonious result rather than only resolving specific disagreements
to conciliate
vsto harmonize
8.2

To make different ideas or plans fit together

focuses on ending disagreement while also producing a harmonious result

Antonyms

1.0

Have a different opinion from someone

135 4.1

To be against something or not agree with it

How Compatible

to integrate
179 4.1
to unify
65 3.7
to harmonize
  • US
10 4.1
to align
96 4.2
to adjust
317 2.7

Surface Forms

harmonize infinitive
harmonized past
harmonized past participle
harmonizing present participle
harmonizes third person singular

Morphology

harmonize = harmony (transparent) = harmony + ize

Standard verb formation by adding the productive suffix '-ize' to 'harmony' (orthographic change y→i is regular); meaning 'to make or bring into agreement' is a direct extension of 'harmony'.

Etymology

Harmonize comes from an old Greek root harmon- that means 'agreement' and is the same root as harmony. So to harmonize ideas, rules, or plans is to make them 'agree' and work well together.