co·or·di·nate
kō-ˈȯrd-nət 
-ˈȯr-də-nət,
-də-ˌnāt
1
a
: equal in rank, quality, or significance
keeping the branches of government coordinate
b
: being of equal rank in a sentence
coordinate clauses
2
: relating to or marked by coordination
3
a
: being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses
b
: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
4
: of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinately
adverb
coordinateness
noun
co·or·di·nate
kō-ˈȯr-də-ˌnāt
coordinated; coordinating
1
: to put in the same order or rank
2
: to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize
coordinate schedules
She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
3
: to attach so as to form a coordination complex
1
: to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
2
: to combine by means of a coordinate bond
co·or·di·nate
kō-ˈȯrd-nət
-ˈȯr-də-nət,
-də-ˌnāt
1
a
: any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space
latitude and longitude coordinates
b
: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
2
: one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
3
coordinates plural
: articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Examples of coordinate in a Sentence
Verb
She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
We need to coordinate our schedules.
Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
We calculated its exact coordinates.
the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
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Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
The map was an attempt at a compromise between distorting the areas of continents and the angles of coordinate line.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2022
Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Hagan stated that an FBI Maritime Liaison Agent, based out of the Texas City Resident Agency, was coordinating with the U.S. Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection and the cruise line.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 July 2025
Rona Berg, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Therefore, any digital image can be represented as a sequence of numbers…Therefore, every photograph that could ever be taken exists as coordinates.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 July 2025
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Adjective
The chair did what was possible, coordinate, deflect and preserve cohesion.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
The map was an attempt at a compromise between distorting the areas of continents and the angles of coordinate line.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2022
Verb
The Waymo executive explained that, on top of the years of training in the city, the company needed to coordinate with city officials to ensure the best outcomes.
—Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Hagan stated that an FBI Maritime Liaison Agent, based out of the Texas City Resident Agency, was coordinating with the U.S. Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection and the cruise line.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 July 2025
Noun
Sip a cocktail at the Thai Library, serving southern Thai cuisine, or the new open-air 7.8 N bar (reflecting the coordinates of Phuket) and watch the sunset stripe the sky in shades of lavender and rose.
—Rona Berg, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Therefore, any digital image can be represented as a sequence of numbers…Therefore, every photograph that could ever be taken exists as coordinates.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 July 2025
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“Coordinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coordinate. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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coordinate
1 of 3 adjective
co·or·di·nate
kō-ˈȯrd-nət
-ᵊn-ət
1
: equal in rank
2
: being of equal rank in a compound sentence
coordinate clauses
coordinately
adverb
coordinate
2 of 3 verb
co·or·di·nate
kō-ˈȯrd-ᵊn-ˌāt
coordinated; coordinating
1
: to make or become coordinate
2
: to work or cause to work together smoothly
coordinate
3 of 3 noun
co·or·di·nate
kō-ˈȯrd-nət
-ᵊn-ət
1
: one that is coordinate with another
2
: any of a set of numbers used to locate a point on a line or surface or in space
Medical Definition
coordinate
verb
co·or·di·nate
kō-ˈȯrd-ᵊn-ˌāt
coordinated; coordinating
: to bring into a common action, movement, or condition
coordinate muscular movements
: to function together in a concerted way
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