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reorient

[ ree-awr-ee-ent, -ohr- ]
/ riˈɔr iˌɛnt, -ˈoʊr- /
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verb (used with or without object)

to orient again or anew.

adjective

Rare. rising anew.

RELATED WORDS

rejuvenate, repair, fix, overhaul, restore, regenerate, rebuild, recreate, revamp, remodel, renovate, reproduce, rework, rehabilitate, reestablish, modernize, remake, reassemble, immigrate, uproot

Nearby words

  1. reopener,
  2. reorder,
  3. reordination,
  4. reorganization,
  5. reorganize,
  6. reorientation,
  7. reoviridae,
  8. reovirus,
  9. rep,
  10. rep.

Origin of reorient

First recorded in 1930–35; re- + orient
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Examples from the Web for reorient

  • VIRGO Expect to be flooded by memories, intended to reorient you to earliest hopes and wishes.

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  • It is slightly harder to reorient a defiant mind than a willing one.

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  • That would save him much alarm and perplexity when it comes time to reorient himself.

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  • A couple of the blips were over the ocean way south of England and they were trying to contact them by radio to reorient them.

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British Dictionary definitions for reorient

reorient

/ (riːˈɔːrɪənt) /

verb (tr)

to adjust or align (something) in a new or different way
Derived Formsreorientation, noun
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Word Origin and History for reorient

reorient

v.

also re-orient, 1897 (transitive), 1937 (intransitive), from re- "back, again" + orient (v.). Related: Reoriented; reorienting. Alternative reorientate also is recorded from 1913.

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