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  1.       
    co-ordinate, coördinate (-nāt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coordinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Coordinating.]
    1. To make coordinate; to put in the same order or rank; as, “to coordinate ideas in classification”.

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    2. To give a common action, movement, or condition to; to regulate and combine so as to produce harmonious action; to adjust; to harmonize; as, “to coordinate muscular movements”.

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    3. to be co-ordinated; as, “These activities co-ordinate well”.

    Syn. -- coordinate.

    [WordNet 1.5]

  2.       
    coordinated adj.
    1. dexterous in the use of more than one set of muscle movements.

    [WordNet 1.5]

    She was usually good with her hands and well coordinated. Mary McCarthy


    2. matched in color and pattern so as to be pleasing to the aesthetic sense; as, “The curtains and walls were color coordinated”.

    Syn. -- matching.

    [WordNet 1.5]


    3. operating as a unit; as, “a coordinated development plan”.

    Syn. -- coordinated, concerted, interconnected, unified.

    [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]