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coordinate

/koʊˈɔɹ.də.nɪt/

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What does coordinate mean?

adjective

  1. Of the same rank; equal.

noun

  1. A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.
  2. Something that is equal to another thing.
More meanings (4)

noun

  1. (humorous) Coordinated clothes.

verb

  1. To place in the same order or rank.
  2. To synchronize (activities).
  3. To match (objects, especially clothes).

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IPA pronunciation

/koʊˈɔɹ.də.nɪt/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈkɔɹ.də.nɪt//ˈkwɔɹ.də.nɪt//koʊˈɔɹ.dəˌneɪt//ˈkɔɹ.dəˌneɪt/
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Darwin was the first to coordinate the ample results of these lines of research.
A. C. (Albert Charles) SewardDarwin and Modern ScienceProject Gutenberg ebook #1909
The same diffidence induces me to hope for instruction and aid from the coordinate branches of the Government, and for the indulgence and support of my fellow-citizens generally.
United States. PresidentsUnited States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to George W. BushProject Gutenberg ebook #925
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If we find no other motive and we know that the woman periodically gets into an abnormal condition, we are at least justified in the presupposition that the two are coordinate, and that the periodic condition is cause of the otherwise rare feminine lie.
Hans GrossCriminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and StudentsTranslated by Horace Meyer KallenProject Gutenberg ebook #1320
An infant requires about six months to be able to gauge with approximate accuracy the action in reaching which will coordinate with his visual activities; to be able, that is, to tell whether he can reach a seen object and just how to execute the reaching.
John DeweyDemocracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of EducationProject Gutenberg ebook #852
As explained in the Chapter on Causes, all of the physical organs which have to do with the production of speech and all of the brain centers whose duty it is to control the actions of these various organs, must operate in harmony, or, in other words, must coordinate, if we are to have perfect speech.
Benjamin Nathaniel BogueStammering, its cause and cureProject Gutenberg ebook #4256