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orientate

[ awr-ee-uhn-teyt, -en-, ohr- ]
/ ˈɔr i ənˌteɪt, -ɛn-, ˈoʊr- /
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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).
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Origin of orientate

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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Words related to orientate

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

How to use orientate in a sentence

  • So, orientating once more like a fragile tendril, he reached again for the banister rail, and got it.

    Aaron's Rod|D. H. Lawrence

British Dictionary definitions for orientate

orientate
/ (ˈɔːrɪɛnˌteɪt) /
verb
a variant of orient
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