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disharmonize, v.|dɪsˈhɑːmənaɪz|
[f. dis- + harmonize; after disharmony. Cf. mod.F. désharmoniser, neologism in Littré, 1874.]
1. trans. To put out of harmony, destroy the harmony of; to make unharmonious or discordant.
1801J. Carey in Monthly Mag. XI. 314 Instances in which the harmony of ancient versification is thus disharmonized by the application of modern accent. 1824Lamb Elia Ser. ii. Blakesmoor in H-shire, A trait of affectation, or worse, vain-glory..disharmonizing the place and the occasion. 1843Pusey Holy Eucharist 10 Our nature jarring still, disharmonized, obscured, deformed. 1858Sears Athan. iii. x. 335 Cleared of disharmonizing elements.
2. intr. To be out of harmony; not to harmonize.
1863B. Taylor H. Thurston III. 22 A trifle of affectation in her manner did not disharmonize with such a face; it was natural to her. |