verb · academic
harmonize
UK/ˈhɑːmənaɪz/US/ˈhɑːrmənaɪz/HARM·o·nize
to make systems, laws, or standards consistent or compatible with each other
Examples
“The EU seeks to harmonize regulations across member states.”
“Efforts to harmonize curriculum helped students transfer between universities.”
“They harmonized local rules with international guidelines.”
Band 8 sentence
“Policymakers must harmonize taxation rules regionally to prevent companies exploiting cross-border loopholes.”
Collocations
- harmonize standards
- harmonize policies
- harmonize with
Word family
Common mistakes
They harmonize the law with international.→They harmonized the law with international standards.
We want to harmonize between the two systems.→We want to harmonize the two systems.
Say it for a higher band
5make similar→6align→7+harmonize
Synonyms
align
standardize
Easily confused
coordinate
“The committee aimed to harmonize environmental regulations rather than simply coordinate separate enforcement efforts.”
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