coordinate

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See also: coördinate and co-ordinate

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Etymology

From Medieval Latin coordinātus, past participle of coordinare (“arrange together”), from Latin co- (“together”) + ordinare (“arrange”), equivalent to co- +‎ ordinate. See ordain and ordinate.

Pronunciation

Noun, adjective
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /koʊˈɔɹdənət/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /kəʊˈɔːdɪnɪt/, (fast speech) /ˈkwɔːdɪnɪt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /koʊˈɔɹdənɪt/, /ˈkɔɹdənɪt/
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Verb
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /koʊˈɔɹdəˌneɪt/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /kəʊˈɔːdɪˌneɪt/, (fast speech) /ˈkwɔːdɪnˌneɪt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /koʊˈɔɹdəˌneɪt/, /ˈkɔɹdəˌneɪt/

Adjective

coordinate (not comparable)

  1. Of the same rank; equal.
    Hyponym: cohyponymous
    two coordinate terms
    • 1745, Edmund Law, Considerations on the State of the World with regard to the Theory of Religion:
      whether there was one Supreme Governor of the world, or many co-ordinate powers presiding over each country

Usage notes

The usual pronunciation of ‘oo’ is /uː/ or /ʊ/. The dieresis in the spelling coördinate emphasizes that the second o begins a separate syllable. However, the dieresis is becoming increasingly rare in US English typography, and was never common elsewhere, so the spelling coordinate predominates.

Noun

coordinate (plural coordinates)

  1. (mathematics, cartography, astronomy) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.
    Give me your coordinates and we'll come and rescue you.
  2. Something that is equal to another thing.
    • 1851, John C. Calhoun, A Discourse on the Constitution and Government of the United States‎Wikisource:
      These are coordinates; because each, in the sphere of its powers, is equal to, and independent of the others; and because the three united make the government.
  3. (humorous, in the plural) Coordinated clothes.

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Verb

coordinate (third-person singular simple present coordinates, present participle coordinating, simple past and past participle coordinated)

  1. (transitive) To place in the same order or rank.
    Antonym: subordinate
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To synchronize (activities).
    It can be difficult to coordinate movement of both legs after an operation.
    I was playing tennis for the first time, and it was difficult to coordinate.
  3. (transitive, intransitive) To match (objects, especially clothes).
    The outfit you're wearing doesn't coordinate.

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Italian

Etymology 1

Adjective

coordinate

  1. feminine plural of coordinato

Participle

coordinate f pl

  1. feminine plural of coordinato

Etymology 2

Noun

coordinate f

  1. plural of coordinata

Etymology 3

Verb

coordinate

  1. inflection of coordinare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

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Spanish

Verb

coordinate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of coordinar combined with te
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