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Definition of Orientate
1. Verb. Determine one's position with reference to another point. "We had to orient ourselves in the forest"
Generic synonyms: Decide, Determine, Make Up One's Mind
Specialized synonyms: Guide, Guide On, Reorient, Reorientate
Antonyms: Disorient
Definition of Orientate
1. v. t. To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward.
2. v. i. To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east.
Definition of Orientate
1. Verb. (UK intransitive) To face (a given direction). ¹
2. Verb. (UK reflexive) To determine one's position relative to the surroundings; to orient (oneself). ¹
3. Verb. (UK transitive) To position (something), to align relative to a given position. ¹
4. Verb. (archaic) To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Orientate
1. [v -TATED, -TATING, -TATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Orientate
Literary usage of Orientate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1874)
"... orientate, a perennial composite from the island of Crete (and formerly called
... orientate ..."
2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Oriental See ASIAN, ASIATIC, ORIENTAL orientate Orientate, first attested in 1
849 in the same issue of the same journal that first used orientation. has ..."
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