orientate

[ awr-ee-uhn-teyt, -en-, ohr- ]
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verb (used with or without object),o·ri·en·tat·ed, o·ri·en·tat·ing.Chiefly British.

Origin of orientate

1
1840–50; <French orient(er) “to orient ” + -ate1

Other words from orientate

  • re·o·ri·en·tate, verb (used with object), re·o·ri·en·tat·ed, re·o·ri·en·tat·ing.

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How to use orientate in a sentence

  • The orientated head is perfectly upright; and the line in question marks its level.

    Pedagogical Anthropology | Maria Montessori

British Dictionary definitions for orientate

orientate

/ (ˈɔːrɪɛnˌteɪt) /


verb
  1. a variant of orient

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