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ORDINATE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The value of a coordinate on the vertical axis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("ordinate" is a kind of...):

Cartesian coordinate (one of the coordinates in a system of coordinates that locates a point on a plane or in space by its distance from two lines or three planes respectively; the two lines or the intersections of the three planes are the coordinate axes)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation

Example:

ordinate similar parts

Synonyms:

align; coordinate; ordinate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "ordinate" is one way to...):

adjust; correct; set (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ordinate"):

misalign (align imperfectly or badly)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Appoint to a clerical posts

Example:

he was ordained in the Church

Synonyms:

consecrate; ordain; order; ordinate

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "ordinate" is one way to...):

enthrone; invest; vest (provide with power and authority)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

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