harmonize

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har·mo·nize (also harmonise British English) /ˈhɑːmənaɪz $ ˈhɑːr-/ verb  1  [intransitive]SUIT/LOOK GOOD TOGETHER if two or more things harmonize, they work well together or look good together 和谐，协调harmonize with The new offices harmonize with the other buildings in the area. 这些新办公楼和这一地区的其他大楼看上去很协调。2  [transitive]EQUAL to make two or more sets of rules, taxes etc the same 使一致，使统一 the proposal to harmonize tax levels throughout the EU 统一欧盟税率水平的提议3. [intransitive]APM to sing or play music in harmony 用和声演唱[演奏]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

harmonize• Microeconomic systems of government regulations have to be harmonized.• Best of all was his melodic inspiration: his creations were still being analyzed, harmonized and celebrated half a century later.• But tax harmonizing brings with it an implicit harmonization of spending levels, since total tax burdens must be basically similar.• Our programme is of authentic and arranged songs, harmonized by composers.• Countries need to work to harmonize standards on pesticides.• The remedies seem to have the power to help harmonize the body's metabolic processes and to correct imbalances in them.• When the plane crashed, it sounded a note that harmonized with the disaster of my early life.• By means of these virtues of inherent nature, the tao without is harmonized with the tao within.• Departmental objectives are required to harmonize with these.harmonize with• Buildings should harmonize with their natural surroundings.From Longman Business Dictionaryharmonizehar‧mo‧nize /ˈhɑːmənaɪzˈhɑːr-/ (also harmonise British English) verb [transitive] to make two or more systems, sets of rules etc more similar so that they work better togethera European Commission directive to harmonise rules on copyright in different EU countries —harmonization (also harmonisation British English) noun [uncountable]monetary union, followed by rapid harmonisation of tax and social laws→ See Verb table

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harmonize
har‧mo‧nize (also harmonise British English) /ˈhɑːmənaɪz $ ˈhɑːr-/ verb
1. [intransitive] if two or more things harmonize, they work well together or look good together
    harmonize with
    The new offices harmonize with the other buildings in the area.
2. [transitive] to make two or more sets of rules, taxes etc the same:
    the proposal to harmonize tax levels throughout the EU
3. [intransitive] to sing or play music in harmony

har·mon·ize (BrE also har·mon·ise) BrE /ˈhɑːmənaɪz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhɑːrmənaɪz/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they harmonize BrE /ˈhɑːmənaɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈhɑːrmənaɪz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it harmonizes BrE /ˈhɑːmənaɪzɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈhɑːrmənaɪzɪz/ 🔊past simple harmonized BrE /ˈhɑːmənaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈhɑːrmənaɪzd/ 🔊past participle harmonized BrE /ˈhɑːmənaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈhɑːrmənaɪzd/ 🔊 -ing form harmonizing BrE /ˈhɑːmənaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈhɑːrmənaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] ~ (with sth) if two or more things harmonize with each other or one thing harmonizes with the other, the things go well together and produce an attractive result （和某事物）协调，和谐◆The new building does not harmonize with its surroundings. 那栋新楼与周围环境不协调。🔊🔊 [transitive] ~ sth to make systems or rules similar in different countries or organizations 使（不同国家或组织的体制或规则）相一致；使协调◆the need to harmonize tax levels across the European Union使欧盟各国的税收标准相一致的必要 [intransitive] ~ (with sb/sth) to play or sing music that combines with the main tune to make a pleasing sound 为（主调）配和声▸ har·mon·iza·tion, har·mon·isa·tion BrE /ˌhɑːmənaɪˈzeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌhɑːrmənəˈzeɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable]