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Coordinate vs Convene - What's the difference?

coordinate | convene |

As verbs the difference between coordinate and convene

is that coordinate is while convene is to come together; to meet; to unite.

As a noun coordinate

is .

As an adjective coordinate

is .

coordinate

English

Alternative forms

* * co-ordinate

Adjective

(-)
  • Of the same rank; equal.
  • * Law
  • 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)
  • (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.
  • *
  • Verb

    (coordinat)
  • To synchronize (activities).
  • To match (objects, especially clothes).
  • Derived terms

    * coordination, co-ordination * coordinator, co-ordinator * coordinatize

    See also

    * coordinately, * coordinateness, * coordinative, * uncoordinated,

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    convene

    English

    Verb

    (conven)
  • To come together; to meet; to unite.
  • * Isaac Newton
  • In short-sighted men the rays converge and convene in the eyes before they come at the bottom.
  • To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose; to meet; to assemble.
  • * Sir R. Baker
  • The Parliament of Scotland now convened .
  • * Thomson
  • Faint, underneath, the household fowls convene .
  • To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke.
  • To summon judicially to meet or appear.
  • Synonyms

    * to meet * to assemble * to congregate * to collect * to unite * to summon * to convoke

    Derived terms

    * convention * convener, convenor