orientate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To face a given direction.
To determine one's position relative to the surroundings; to orient (oneself).
To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to show its relation to other bodies, or the relation of its parts among themselves.
To position (something), to align relative to a given position.
To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east.

/ˈɒɹi.ənteɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-orientate.wav

orientate orientates orientating orientated

From orient + -ate or a back-formation from orientation. Compare French orienter and Italian orientare.

orient

disorientate misorientate orientating response orientative orientator reorientate

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