harmonise
Blend voices together
Harmonise is the British spelling of harmonize.
To harmonise is to bring things into agreement or compatibility, whether musical notes, colours, or policies.
Singers harmonise when they blend their voices in complementary pitches; governments harmonise regulations to ensure consistency across borders.
The new curtains harmonise nicely with the existing furniture.
The word extends from music to any situation where disparate elements are made to work together pleasingly or efficiently.
Notes sounded simultaneously
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
- polyphonySimultaneous independent melodic lines
- vocalsSung musical parts
accompaniment · arrangement · orchestration · voicing · interval · consonance · resolution · cadence
Behave as expected
- alignArrange in a row
- unifyCombine into a whole
- regulariseMake standard or official
- normaliseMake consistent or typical
codify · streamline · reconcile · integrate · coordinate · consolidate · systematise · rationalise
State of balance
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- counterbalanceOffsetting force or weight
- equipoiseEqual distribution of weight
evenness · calibration · adjustment · equalization · moderation · congruity · attunement · fine-tuning
Shared position between parties
- concordMutual agreement, peaceful relations
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- unanimityComplete group agreement
- unityWholeness through cohesion
accord · reconciliation · cooperation · rapport · solidarity · alignment · convergence · entente
Joining into unity
- integrationCombining into a whole
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- unificationMerging into one entity
- coalescenceUniting into one mass
melding · merging · amalgamation · interweaving · meshing · combining · mixing · mingling
chord
Notes sounded simultaneously
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
- polyphonySimultaneous independent melodic lines
vocals · accompaniment · arrangement · orchestration · voicing · interval · consonance · resolution · cadence · part-singing
conform
Behave as expected
- alignArrange in a row
- unifyCombine into a whole
- regulariseMake standard or official
normalise · codify · streamline · reconcile · integrate · coordinate · consolidate · systematise · rationalise · synchronise
equilibrium
State of balance
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- counterbalanceOffsetting force or weight
equipoise · evenness · calibration · adjustment · equalization · moderation · congruity · attunement · fine-tuning · regulation
agreement
Shared position between parties
- concordMutual agreement, peaceful relations
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- unanimityComplete group agreement
unity · accord · reconciliation · cooperation · rapport · solidarity · alignment · convergence · entente · treaty
fusion
Joining into unity
- integrationCombining into a whole
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- unificationMerging into one entity
coalescence · melding · merging · amalgamation · interweaving · meshing · combining · mixing · mingling · dovetailing
harmoniseclash
Violent disagreement or collision
conflict · disagree · discord · jar · contradict
harmonisedisorganize
Destroy orderly arrangement
fragment · scatter · deregulate · diversify · separate
harmonisedisorganise
Remove order from
disorder · disarrange · scatter · disrupt · jumble
- harmonica soloFeatured mouth organ passage
- harmonica playerOne who plays pocket organ
- harmonious livingCooperative, peaceful cohabitation
- simple harmonic
- harmonic functionLaplacian equals zero everywhere
- harmonic motionPeriodic movement around equilibrium
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