orientate
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orientate
- /ˈɒɹi.ənteɪt/ UK
Where it comes from
From orient + -ate or a back-formation from orientation. Compare French orienter and Italian orientare.
verb orientates · orientating · orientated
- To face a given direction.
- To determine one's position relative to the surroundings; to orient (oneself). He[…]stood for a moment, orientating himself exactly in the light of his knowledge.
- 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. The one preferred is to make the dominant forms first order, that is, orientated in such a way as to intersect both horizontal crystallographic axes.
- To position (something), to align relative to a given position. Try to orientate your students towards the science subjects.
- To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east.
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verb
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verb to face a given direction
| Ελληνικά | προσανατολίζω prosanatolízo |
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Talk about this word "orientate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/orientate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. orientate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/orientate "orientate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/orientate.Cite this
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title = {orientate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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