Coordinate vs Conform - What's the difference?
coordinate | conform |
Of the same rank; equal.
* Law
(mathematics, cartography) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.
Something that is equal to another thing.
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To synchronize (activities).
To match (objects, especially clothes).
(intransitive, of persons, often followed by to) To act in accordance with expectations; to behave in the manner of others, especially as a result of social pressure.
* 1822 , , Peveril of the Peak , ch. 1:
* 1839 , , The Voyage of the Beagle , ch. 4:
To be in accordance with a set of specifications or regulations, or with a policy or guideline.
* 1919 , , The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit , ch. 11:
* 2006 22 Dec., "
To make similar in form or nature; to make suitable for a purpose; to adapt.
* , "Vanbrugh's House" in The Poems of Jonathan Swift (1910 edition):
* 1836 , , Nature , ch. 6:
As verbs the difference between coordinate and conform
is that coordinate is while conform is (intransitive|of persons|often followed by to) to act in accordance with expectations; to behave in the manner of others, especially as a result of social pressure.As a noun coordinate
is .As an adjective coordinate
is .coordinate
English
Alternative forms
* * co-ordinateAdjective
(-)- whether there was one Supreme Governor of the world, or many co-ordinate powers presiding over each country
Usage notes
The usual pronunciation of ‘oo’ is /u?/ or /?/. The dieresis in the spelling emphasizes that the second o begins a separate syllable. However, the dieresis is becoming increasingly rare in US English typography, so the spelling coordinate predominates.Noun
(en noun)Verb
(coordinat)Derived terms
* coordination, co-ordination * coordinator, co-ordinator * coordinatizeSee also
* coordinately, * coordinateness, * coordinative, * uncoordinated,External links
* *Anagrams
* * ----conform
English
Verb
(en verb)- [H]e had a dispensation for conforming in outward observances to the Protestant faith.
- [B]y conforming to the dress and habits of the Gauchos, he has obtained an unbounded popularity in the country.
- In height and breadth it conformed to the prescribed measurements laid down by the rules of the contest.
Judge Cuts Amount of Vioxx Award," New York Times (retrieved 7 June 2011):
- A judge in a Texas widow’s lawsuit over the Merck drug Vioxx reduced a $32 million jury award to about $7.75 million on Thursday so that it conformed to state law.
- There is a worm by Phoebus bred,
- By leaves of mulberry is fed,
- Which unprovided where to dwell,
- Conforms itself to weave a cell.
- The sensual man conforms' thoughts to things; the poet ' conforms things to his thoughts.