coordinate

UK: verb: /kəʊˈɔː^rdɪneɪt/, noun: /kəʊˈɔː^rdɪnət/

US: /adj., n. koʊˈɔrdənɪt, -ˌneɪt; v. koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt/

US: (adj., n. kō ôr′dn it, -dn āt′; v. kō ôr′dn āt′)

Inflections of 'coordinate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

coordinates

v 3rd person singular

coordinating

v pres p

coordinated

v past

coordinated

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

co•or•di•nate or co-or•di•nate/adj., n. koʊˈɔrdənɪt, -ˌneɪt; v. koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt/   adj., n., v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. 
adj. 

1. of the same degree;
   equal in importance.
2. Grammar of the same grammatical rank in a construction, as Jack and Jill in the phrase Jack and Jill, or got up and shook hands in the sentence He got up and shook hands. See coordinating conjunction.

n. [countable]

3. Mathematics Math. any of the numbers, or pairs of numbers, that point to the position of a point or line by reference to a fixed figure, system of lines, etc.:
   You feed the coordinates of the target into the computer and it fires the torpedo.
4. coordinates, [plural] articles, as of clothing, that harmonize in color, material, or style.

v. [~ + object]

5. to arrange the parts of (an organization, activity, etc.) in proper position or sequence;
   manage the elements of:
   She coordinated the relief efforts in the Sudan.
6. to make the parts of (the body) work together correctly or smoothly:
   The children suffering from that brain disease could not coordinate their movements.

co•or•di•nate•ly, adv. 
co•or•di•na•tor, n. [countable] See -ord-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

co•or•di•nate  (adj., n. kō ôr′dn it, -dn āt′;v. kō ôr′dn āt′), adj., n., v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. 
adj. 

1. of the same order or degree;
   equal in rank or importance.
2. involving coordination.
3. Mathematics using or pertaining to systems of coordinates.
4. Grammar of the same rank in grammatical construction, as Jack and Jill in the phrase Jack and Jill, or got up and shook hands in the sentence He got up and shook hands.

n. 

5. a person or thing of equal rank or importance;
   an equal.
6. Mathematics any of the magnitudes that serve to define the position of a point, line, or the like, by reference to a fixed figure, system of lines, etc.
7. coordinates, articles of clothing, furniture, or the like, harmonizing in color, material, or style, designed to be worn or used together.

v.t. 

8. to place or class in the same order, rank, division, etc.
9. to place or arrange in proper order or position.
10. to combine in harmonious relation or action.

v.i. 

11. to become coordinate.
12. to assume proper order or relation.
13. to act in harmonious combination.

Also, co-or′di•nate. 

• co- + (sub)ordinate 1635–45

co•or′di•nate•ly, co-or′di•nate•ly, adv. 
co•or′di•nate•ness, co-or′di•nate•ness, n. 
co•or•di•na•tive, co-or•di•na•tive: (kō ôr′dn ā′tiv, -ôr′dn ə-), adj.  Synonyms

• 9. order, correlate.

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coordinate, co-ordinate verb / kəʊˈɔːdɪˌneɪt/

1. (transitive) to organize or integrate (diverse elements) in a harmonious operation
2. to place (things) in the same class or order, or (of things) to be placed in the same class or order
3. (intransitive) to work together, esp harmoniously
4. (intransitive) to take or be in the form of a harmonious order

noun / kəʊˈɔːdɪnɪt -ˌneɪt/

1. any of a set of numbers that defines the location of a point in space
   See Cartesian coordinates, polar coordinates
2. a person or thing equal in rank, type, etc

adjective / kəʊˈɔːdɪnɪt -ˌneɪt/

1. of, concerned with, or involving coordination
2. of the same rank, type, etc
3. of or involving the use of coordinates: coordinate geometry

coˈordiˌnator, co-ˈordiˌnator noun