orientate

[awr-ee-uh n-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.

orient(defs 4–12).

Origin of orientate

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

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

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Related Words for orientate

conform, align, adjust, adapt, compare, associate, pertain, ascribe, link, connect, affect, apply, concern, assign, refer, locate, direct, acclimatize, turn, determine

Examples from the Web for orientate

Historical Examples of orientate

Inquiry at the information-desk helped her to orientate herself.
Find the Woman
Arthur Somers Roche
He was just beginning to orientate himself and to feel that he was not wholly an intruder.
Martin Eden
Jack London
It took him but a moment to orientate himself, and presently rohorse and riders were headed in the direction of the highway.
A Knyght Ther Was
Robert F. Young
Exhausted by his efforts, he gained the edge of the pool at last, and stopped, trying to orientate himself.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930
Various
But it is necessary to orientate oneself very carefully in the East.
In Mesopotamia
Martin Swayne

British Dictionary definitions for orientate

orientate

verb

a variant of orient

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Word Origin and History for orientate

1849, back-formation from orientation. Related: Orientated; orientating.

orientate in Medicine

orientate

[ôr′ē-ən-tāt′]

To orient.