Synonyms

reorient

American

[ree-awr-ee-ent, -ohr-] / riˈɔr iˌɛnt, -ˈoʊr- /

verb (used with or without object)

to orient again or anew.

adjective

Rare. rising anew.

reorient British

/ riːˈɔːrɪənt /

verb

to adjust or align (something) in a new or different way

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Other Word Forms

reorientation noun

Etymology

Origin of reorient

First recorded in 1930–35; re- + orient

Example Sentences

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If a true transition takes hold, she said, she plans to reorient her nonprofit from helping recently arrived migrants in South Florida to addressing her native country’s needs.

From The Wall Street Journal

The risks of reorienting a corporate strategy around relatively new, and notoriously volatile, assets like cryptocurrencies were always present.

From The Wall Street Journal

As we move across apps and platforms and websites, we constantly have to reorient.

From Los Angeles Times

The reflected bustle of the city, its buses and buildings, represents her effort to reorient herself a year after her arrival in America.

From The Wall Street Journal

Unions, meanwhile, can survive and thrive by reorienting toward training and certification, helping the workers they represent upgrade skills in industries reshaped by AI and global competition.

From The Wall Street Journal

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