coordinate
verb
• bring the different elements of (a complex activity or organization) into a harmonious or efficient relationship.
• "he had responsibility for coordinating London's transport services"
Similar:
harmonize,
correlate,
interrelate,
synchronize,
bring together,
fit together,
mesh,
dovetail,
organize,
arrange,
order,
systematize,
concert,
• form a coordinate bond to (an atom or molecule).
• "the sodium atom is coordinated to two oxygen atoms"
coordinate
adjective
• equal in rank or importance.
• "cross references in the catalogue link subjects which may be coordinate"
• denoting a type of covalent bond in which one atom provides both the shared electrons.
coordinate
noun
• each of a group of numbers used to indicate the position of a point, line, or plane.
• matching items of clothing.
• "matching accessories provide a complete ensemble of colour coordinates"
Origin:
mid 17th century (in the senses ‘of the same rank’ and ‘place in the same rank’): from co- ‘together’ + Latin ordinare (from ordo ‘order’), on the pattern of subordinate .
