Meaning & use

Harmonizing

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Combining musical notes or parts pleasingly, or bringing different things into agreement.

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The backup singers spent hours harmonizing their parts before the concert.

The committee worked on harmonizing regulations across the member states.

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Used both literally in music, where voices or notes are combined, and figuratively for aligning policies, ideas, or interests.

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blendingreconcilingcoordinating

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