coordinateverb
uk/kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.neɪt/us/koʊˈɔːr.dən.eɪt/coordinate verb (COMBINE)
[ T ] UK also co-ordinate to make many different things work effectively as a whole:
We need someone to coordinate the whole campaign.
A number of charities are coordinating their efforts to distribute food to the region.
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Managing and organizing
- act
- administer
- administration
- bureaucracy
- bureaucratic
- campaign
- have sth in hand idiom
- head sth up
- in hand idiom
- kaizen
- manage
- management
- restructure
- run the show idiom
- running
- shakedown
- square
- square sth/sb away
- stage
- stage-manage
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coordinate verb (MATCH)
[ I ] to match or look attractive together:
The bed linen coordinates with the bedroom curtains.
a coordinating jacket and skirt
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Matching and co-ordinating
- -matched
- coordinated
- go
- go with sth
- marry
- marry up (sth)
- match
- match sth up
- match up
- tone
- tone in
coordinatenoun
uk/kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.nət/us/koʊˈɔːr.dən.ət/coordinate noun (POSITION)
[ C usually plural ] one of a pair of numbers and/or letters that show the exact position of a point on a map or graph
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Maps & map-making
- cartographer
- chart
- coastline
- contour
- elevation
- GPS
- grid reference
- isohyet
- isoline
- isotherm
- key
- map
- meridian
- os
- plotter
- pt
- satnav
- the prime meridian
- time zone
- triangulation
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Tables, graphs & diagrams
coordinate noun (CLOTHES)
coordinates [ plural ]
clothes, especially for women, that are made in matching colours or styles so that they can be worn together
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Clothing - general words
- all-in-one
- apparel
- argyle
- attire
- bespoke tailor
- coloured
- dress
- flare
- get up
- glad rags
- haberdashery
- hand-me-down
- haute couture
- separates
- suit
- Sunday best
- tailor
- tog
- tweed
- wear
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