Origin: Latin suffix -ate
Coordinate has 9 different meanings across 3 categories:
a number that identifies a position relative to an axis
"The city map uses latitude and longitude coordinates to pinpoint exact locations on Earth."
A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.
"The coordinate on the number line indicates that the point is located five units to the right of zero."
In plain English: A coordinate is something that exists on the same level as another thing without being more important than it.
"The team worked together to coordinate their efforts for the charity event."
Usage: As a noun, coordinate refers to numbers that specify a location on a map or graph rather than describing synchronized activities. Use this term when discussing mathematical positions in space instead of the verb form meaning to organize tasks together.
bring into common action, movement, or condition
"coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers"
"coordinate his actions with that of his colleagues"
"coordinate our efforts"
bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation
"align the wheels of my car"
"ordinate similar parts"
To synchronize (activities).
"The manager worked to coordinate the schedules so that all teams arrived at the conference center simultaneously."
In plain English: To coordinate means to make different parts of something work together smoothly so everything fits perfectly.
"The team worked to coordinate their efforts before launching the project."
of equal importance, rank, or degree
"The two departments operate as coordinate agencies within the federal government, each holding equal authority over their respective jurisdictions."
Of the same rank; equal.
"The two departments operated as coordinate units, neither having authority over the other."
The word coordinate comes from Medieval Latin coordinatus, meaning "arranged together." It entered English with this original sense of things being organized in relation to one another.