coordinate

adjective

1. 1

   Of the same rank; equal.

   two coordinate terms

   whether there was one Supreme Governor of the world, or many co-ordinate powers presiding over each country

noun

1. 1

   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. 2

   Something that is equal to another thing.

   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. 3

   Coordinated clothes.

verb

1. 1

   To place in the same order or rank.

2. 2

   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. 3

   To match (objects, especially clothes).

   The outfit you're wearing doesn't coordinate.

   As a fashion editor, I pay obsessive attention to my appearance. Even when I pretend to look insouciant, each look has been painfully considered. The right earrings, coordinating shoes, the careful symmetry of a well-balanced look — these are things that please me. The gym has crushed my sartorial ambitions.

Forms

plural

coordinates

past tense

coordinated

past participle

coordinated

present participle

coordinating

third person singular

coordinates