Rhythmizes

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Adds or arranges a pattern of beats or timing in a piece of music or speech
2. Imposes a structured sequence of rhythmic pulses on sounds or movements
3. Creates or modifies the timing pattern to give a regular or specific beat

Etymology: This is an inflected form: "rhythmizes" is the third-person singular present of "rhythmize", meaning to set something to a beat or rhythm. The verb is built from "rhythm", which came into English from Latin "rhythmus", borrowed from Ancient Greek "rhythmos", a word for measured flow or pattern in motion. The ending "-ize" traces back through Late Latin "-izare" and Ancient Greek "-izein", a suffix for making or turning something into a certain state, so "rhythmize" literally means to make something rhythmic.

Synonyms: syncopates, beats