coordinate

Pluralcoordinates

Formscoordinates, coordinating, coordinated

1. 1
   nouncountable

   A number that shows where a point sits along a line or curve.

   Like a house number that tells you how far down a street something is.

   Each point on the track has a coordinate that tells you how far along it lies.

   The teacher asked us to find the coordinate of the dot on the number line.

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2. 2
   verbtransitive or intransitive

   To make different activities happen together at the right time.

   Like getting everyone to clap at the exact same moment.

   We need to coordinate our schedules so everyone arrives at the same time.

   The teachers coordinate their lessons so the topics line up across classes.

   Similarorganize, synchronize, harmonize, orchestrate, integrate

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3. 3
   verbtransitive or intransitive

   To choose things that look good together, especially clothes.

   Like picking puzzle pieces that fit together because their colors match.

   She likes to coordinate her shoes with her bag.

   Try to coordinate the colors so the room looks neat.

   Similarmatch, harmonize, pair

   Oppositemismatch

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4. 4
   adjective

   Having the same rank or importance as something else.

   Like two students in the same grade who are equals.

   The two managers hold coordinate positions in the company.

   In this group, all the members have coordinate roles.

   Similarequal, equivalent, parallel, coequal

   Oppositesubordinate

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5. 5
   verbtransitive

   To place two or more things at the same rank or level.

   The school decided to coordinate the two teams as equals, so neither one is in charge.

   The rules coordinate these roles so no one outranks another.

   Oppositesubordinate

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6. 6
   nouncountable

   Something that is equal to another thing.

   In the new company, the vice president is not her boss but her coordinate.

   The two co-captains are coordinates, so neither one can give orders to the other.

   Similarequal, peer, counterpart, coequal

   Oppositesubordinate, superior

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7. 7
   nounhumorouscountableplural

   Clothes that have been chosen to match each other.

   Like a matching cup and plate that are made to go together.

   She packed several coordinates for the trip so every outfit matched.

   This jacket works as a coordinate with the matching skirt.

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