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Coordinate vs Liaise - What's the difference?

coordinate | liaise |

As verbs the difference between liaise and coordinate

is that liaise is to establish a liaison while coordinate is to synchronize (activities).

As an adjective coordinate is

of the same rank; equal.

As a noun coordinate is

a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.

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

    * * ----

    liaise

    English

    Verb

    (liais)
  • To establish a liaison.
  • To act between parties with a view to reconciling differences.
  • To cooperate, consult and discuss in order to come to a common solution.