melodize

[ mel-uh-dahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, mel·o·dized, mel·o·diz·ing.

1. to make melodious.

verb (used without object)

, mel·o·dized, mel·o·diz·ing.

1. to make melody.
2. to blend melodiously.

melodize

/ ˈmɛləˌdaɪz /

verb

1. tr to provide with a melody
2. tr to make melodious
3. intr to sing or play melodies

Derived Forms

• ˈmeloˌdizer, noun

Other Words From

• melo·dizer noun
• un·melo·dized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of melodize¹

First recorded in 1655–65; melod(y) + -ize

Example Sentences

He only is a painter who can melodize and harmonize hue—if he fail in this, he is no member of the brotherhood.

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